read-excel.py

# pip install xlrd
import sys
from xlrd import open_workbook


filename = sys.argv[1]
wb = open_workbook(filename)
sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(0)

for row in range(sheet.nrows):
    for col in range(sheet.ncols):
        value = sheet.cell(row, col)
        print('Row {row} Col {col} {value}'.format(row=row, col=col,
            value=value))