Question :
I looked at the previous threads regarding this topic, but they have not helped solve the problem.
I’m trying to open a password protected file in excel without any user interaction. I searched online, and found this code which uses win32com.client
When I run this, I still get the prompt to enter the password…
from xlrd import *
import win32com.client
import csv
import sys
xlApp = win32com.client.Dispatch("Excel.Application")
print "Excel library version:", xlApp.Version
filename,password = r"\HRAMyfile.xlsx", 'caa team'
xlwb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(filename, Password=password)
Answer #1:
I don’t think that named parameters work in this case. So you’d have to do something like:
xlwb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(filename, False, True, None, password)
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff194819.aspx for details on the Workbooks.Open method.
Answer #2:
If your file size is small, you can probably save that as “.csv”.
and then read
It worked for me 🙂
Answer #3:
Openpyxl Package works if you are using linux system. You can use secure the file by setting up a password and open the file using the same password.
For more info:
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-open-read-password-protected-xls-or-xlsx-Excel-file-using-python-in-Linux
