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title: "Pandas read_excel: Reading Excel Files in Python"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/pandas-read-excel-reading-excel-files-in-python-ljospk7ao
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source: "DigitalOcean Community"
published: 2026-05-18T22:16:38.837Z
updated: 2026-05-18T22:16:59.762Z
tags: ["python", "pandas", "data-processing"]
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# Pandas read_excel: Reading Excel Files in Python

**[DigitalOcean Community](https://daily.dev/sources/do_community)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A practical guide to using pandas `read_excel` for loading Excel files (.xlsx, .xls, .xlsb, OpenDocument) into DataFrames. Covers engine selection (openpyxl, xlrd, pyxlsb, calamine), key parameters like sheet_name, usecols, dtype, parse_dates, and na_values, reading single or multiple sheets, handling remote URLs, exporting to dict/JSON/CSV, performance tips, and common error fixes.

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