excel in python pandas code example

Example 1: pandas read excel

import pandas as pd
pd.read_excel('tmp.xlsx’, sheet_name='Sheet1')

Example 2: pandas excel python

import pandas as pd

# reading in from external file
movies = pd.read_excel('movies.xls')

# prints first five rows 
movies.head(n=5)
# prints last five rows
movies.tail(n=5)

# for excel files w/ multiple sheets
movies_sheet1 = pd.read_excel(excel_file, sheetname=0)
movies_sheet2 = pd.read_excel(excel_file, sheetname=1)
movies_sheet2 = pd.read_excel(excel_file, sheetname='name of third sheet')

# sort by column
sorted_by_gross = movies.sort_values(['Gross Earnings'], ascending=False)

# exporting to file
movies.to_excel('output.xlsx')