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

Since December 2020 xlrd no longer supports xlsx-Files as explained in the official changelog. You can use openpyxl instead:

pip install openpyxl

And in your python-file:

import pandas as pd
pd.read_excel('path/to/file.xlsx', engine='openpyxl')

Answer 2

First of all you need to install xlrd & pandas packages. Then try below code.

import xlrd
import pandas as pd

xl = pd.ExcelFile("fileName.xlsx")
print(xl.parse(xl.sheet_names[0]))

Answer 3

I had the same problem and none of the above answers worked. If you go into the settings (CTRL + ALT + s) and search for project interpreter you will see all of the installed packages. Click the + button at the top right and search for xlrd, then click install package at the bottom left.

I had already done the "pip install xlrd" command from the file location of my python.exe before this, so you may need to do that as well. (you can find the file location by searching it in windows search bar and right click -> open file location, then type cmd into the file explorer address bar)

Answer 4

Either use:

pip install xlrd

And if you are using conda, use

conda install -c anaconda xlrd

That's it. good luck.

Answer 5

As @COLDSPEED so eloquently pointed out the error explicitly tells you to install xlrd.

pip install xlrd

And you will be good to go.

Answer 6

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/