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xlrd vs openpyxl: What are the differences?

What is xlrd? Library for developers to extract data from Microsoft Excel. Library for developers to extract data from Microsoft Excel (tm) spreadsheet files.

What is openpyxl? A Python library to read/write Excel 2010 xlsx/xlsm files. A Python library to read/write Excel 2010 xlsx/xlsm files.

xlrd and openpyxl can be categorized as "PyPI Packages" tools.

AlternateCMS, *, and * are some of the popular companies that use openpyxl, whereas xlrd is used by *, *, and *. openpyxl has a broader approval, being mentioned in *7 company stacks & 7 developers stacks; compared to xlrd, which is listed in 5 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.

openpyxl Stats
  • Dependent Packages Counts - 236
xlrd Stats
  • Dependent Packages Counts - 40
openpyxl Vulnerabilities
  • Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Openpyxl
    High
xlrd Vulnerabilities
No Vulnerabilities found
openpyxl Release info
Latest version
3.0.9
MIT
xlrd Release info
Latest version
2.0.1
BSD-3-Clause

What is openpyxl?

A Python library to read/write Excel 2010 xlsx/xlsm files.

What is xlrd?

Library for developers to extract data from Microsoft Excel (tm) spreadsheet files.

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