[python] python 3.x read excel xls file in list.

office doc
https://secure.simplistix.co.uk/svn/xlrd/trunk/xlrd/doc/xlrd.html?p=4966

import xlrd

def open_file(path):

    """

    Open and read an Excel file

    """

    book = xlrd.open_workbook(path)

    # print number of sheets

    print book.nsheets

    # print sheet names

    print book.sheet_names()

    # get the first worksheet

    first_sheet = book.sheet_by_index(0)

    # read a row

    print first_sheet.row_values(0)

    # get how many rows in this sheet

    print first_sheet.nrows

    # read a cell

    cell = first_sheet.cell(0,0)

    print cell

    print cell.value

    # read a row slice

    print first_sheet.row_slice(rowx=0,

                                start_colx=0,

                                end_colx=2)

   return