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quick question/excel+python
#1
Hi guys,

Quick question, does any1 know why i get returned

Error:
C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\python.exe: can't find '__main__' module in \test.xlsx
when i wanna run basic code:

import pandas as pd


df = pd.read_excel(r'C:\Desktop\New Foldert\test.xlsx')#, sheet_name='blabla')

print(df)

#EDIT

<facepalm>

I was using wrong dir >.<
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#2
I tried your code on Linux, but made a few modifications first

modifications:
  • imported os and set cwd to the script directory
  • placed an xlsx file in the script directory This file just happened to be lying around (Airports.xlsx)
  • Opened file directly

All worked fine:
import pandas as pd
import os
 
os.chdir(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
df = pd.read_excel(r'Airports.xlsx')#, sheet_name='blabla')
 
print(df)
results when run:
Output:
OBJECTID FAA_ID TYPE_ NAME ... OWN_TYPE OWNER MANAGER USE_TYPE 0 1 ILG Airport New Castle Airport ... public New Castle County Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) public 1 2 EVY Airport Summit Aviation ... private Greenwich Aerogroup Greenwich Aerogroup public 2 3 38N Airport Smyrna Airport ... private Barbara Jones Robert Jones public 3 4 33N Airport Delaware Airpark ... public Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) public 4 5 0N4 Airport Chandelle Estates Airport ... private RJR Airdrome Roger Kruser public 5 6 0N5 Heliport DelDOT Helistop ... public Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) DelDOT Office of Aeronautics public 6 7 DOV Air Force Base DAFB & Civil Air Terminal ... military United States Air Force (USAF) United States Air Force (USAF) controlled 7 8 15N Airport Jenkins Airport ... private Joe C. Jenkins Joe C. Jenkins public 8 9 D74 Airport Chorman Airport ... private Allen Chorman Allen Chorman public 9 10 GED Airport Sussex County Airport ... public Sussex County Sussex County public 10 11 N06 Airport Laurel Airport ... private DEST Inc. ACFT Inspection & Maintenance public
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