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import xlrd b=xlrd.open_workbook(r"D:###.XLSX") count=len(b.sheets()) for sheet in b.sheets(): print sheet.name
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import win32com.client as win32 filepath=os.path.join(r"d:#####.xlsx") xlapp=win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('Excel.Application') xlapp.Visible= False sheetName = xlapp.Workbooks.Open(filepath).Sheets(1).Name print sheetName