Python: Pandas pd.read_excel giving ImportError: Install xlrd >= 0.9.0 for Excel support

Question

I am trying to read a .xlsx with pandas, but get the follwing error:

data = pd.read_excel(low_memory=False, io=\"DataAnalysis1/temp1.xlsx\").fillna(         


        

Answer 1

You need to install the "xlrd" lib

For Linux (Ubuntu and Derivates):

Installing via pip: python -m pip install --user xlrd

Install system-wide via a Linux package manager: *sudo apt-get install python-xlrd

Windows:

Installing via pip: *pip install xlrd

Download the files: https://pypi.org/project/xlrd/