Export attribute table of a fc to an Excel workbook with xlsxwriter site-package

export_attribute_table_to_excel.py

import xlsxwriter
import arcpy

workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('ResearchAreas.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

fc = r"C:\ArcTutor\GP Service Examples\ClipAndShip\ToolData\Zion.gdb\Research_areas"
fields = [f.name for f in arcpy.ListFields(fc) if f.name.upper() not in ("OBJECTID","SHAPE")]
rows = [r for r in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc,fields)]
rows_structured = [list(elem) for elem in rows]
rows_structured.insert(0,fields)

for i, row in enumerate(rows_structured):
  worksheet.write_row(i, 0, row)

workbook.close()