{"id":134964,"date":"2023-09-26T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.finxter.com\/?p=457130"},"modified":"2023-09-26T19:11:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:11:47","slug":"how-to-install-xlrd-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/26\/how-to-install-xlrd-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install xlrd in Python?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Python xlrd<\/code> library reads data and formatting information from Excel files in the historical .xls<\/code> format. Note that it won’t read anything other than .xls<\/code> files. <\/p>\n

pip install xlrd<\/pre>\n
The Python xlrd<\/code> <\/strong>library is among the top 100 Python libraries, with more than 17,375,582<\/strong> downloads. This article will show you everything you need to install this in your Python environment.<\/p>\n
\"\ud83d\udd17\" Library Link<\/a>
\"\ud83d\udd17\" Other Excel Python Libraries<\/a><\/p>\n
Alternatively, you may use any of the following commands to install xlrd<\/code>, depending on your concrete environment. One is likely to work!<\/p>\n
\"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have only one version of Python installed:<\/em>\npip install xlrd<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have Python 3 (and, possibly, other versions) installed:<\/em>\npip3 install xlrd<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you don't have PIP or it doesn't work<\/em>\npython -m pip install xlrd\npython3 -m pip install xlrd<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have Linux and you need to fix permissions (any one):<\/em>\nsudo pip3 install xlrd\npip3 install xlrd <\/strong>--user<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have Linux with apt<\/em>\nsudo apt install xlrd<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have Windows and you have set up the py<\/code> alias<\/em>\npy -m pip install xlrd<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have Anaconda<\/em>\nconda install -c anaconda xlrd<\/strong><\/code> \"\ud83d\udca1\" If you have Jupyter Notebook<\/em>\n!pip install xlrd<\/strong><\/code>\n!pip3 install xlrd<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n
Let’s dive into the installation guides for the different operating systems and environments!<\/p>\n
How to Install xlrd on Windows?<\/h2>\n
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  1. Type \"cmd\"<\/code> in the search bar and hit Enter<\/code> to open the command line.<\/li>\n
  2. Type “pip install xlrd<\/code>” (without quotes) in the command line and hit Enter<\/code> again. This installs xlrd for your default Python installation.<\/li>\n
  3. The previous command may not work if you have both Python versions 2 and 3 on your computer. In this case, try \"pip3 install xlrd\"<\/code> or “python -m pip install xlrd<\/code>“.<\/li>\n
  4. Wait for the installation to terminate successfully. It is now installed on your Windows machine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Here’s how to open the command line on a (German) Windows machine:<\/p>\n
    \"Open<\/figure>\n
    First, try the following command to install xlrd<\/strong> on your system:<\/p>\n
    pip install xlrd<\/pre>\n
    Second, if this leads to an error message, try this command to install xlrd<\/strong> on your system:<\/p>\n
    pip3 install xlrd<\/pre>\n
    Third, if both do not work, use the following long-form command:<\/p>\n
    python -m pip install xlrd<\/pre>\n
    The difference between pip<\/code> and pip3<\/code> is that pip3<\/code> is an updated version of pip<\/code> for Python version <\/a>3. Depending on what’s first in the PATH<\/code> variable, pip<\/code> will refer to your Python 2 or Python 3 installation—and you cannot know which without checking the environment variables. To resolve this uncertainty, you can use pip3<\/code>, which will always refer to your default Python 3 installation.<\/p>\n
    How to Install xlrd on Linux?<\/h2>\n
    You can install xlrd on Linux in four steps:<\/p>\n
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    1. Open your Linux terminal or shell<\/li>\n
    2. Type “pip install xlrd<\/code>” (without quotes), hit Enter.<\/li>\n
    3. If it doesn’t work, try \"pip3 install xlrd\"<\/code> or “python -m pip install xlrd<\/code>“.<\/li>\n
    4. Wait for the installation to terminate successfully. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      The package is now installed on your Linux operating system.<\/p>\n
      How to Install xlrd on macOS?<\/h2>\n
      Similarly, you can install xlrd on macOS in four steps:<\/p>\n
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      1. Open your macOS terminal.<\/li>\n
      2. Type “pip install xlrd<\/code>” without quotes and hit Enter<\/code>.<\/li>\n
      3. If it doesn’t work, try \"pip3 install xlrd\"<\/code> or “python -m pip install xlrd<\/code>“.<\/li>\n
      4. Wait for the installation to terminate successfully. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        The package is now installed on your macOS.<\/p>\n
        How to Install xlrd in PyCharm?<\/h2>\n
        Given a PyCharm <\/a>project. How to install the xlrd library in your project within a virtual environment<\/a> or globally? Here\u2019s a solution <\/a>that always works:<\/p>\n