sheet pyexcel get_sheet(session=sessiontable=birthregistersheet birth++----++birth id name weight ++----++ adam ++----++ smith ++----++how to open an xls file and save it as csv suppose we want to save previous used example 'birth xlsas csv file import pyexcel pyexcel save_as(file_name="birth xls"dest_file_name="birth csv"again it is really simple let' verify what we have gottensheet pyexcel get_sheet(file_name="birth csv"sheet birth csv+++name weight birth +++adam +++smith +++noteplease note that csv(comma separate valuefile is pure text file formulachartsimages and formatting in xls file will disappear no matter which transcoding tool you use hencepyexcel is quick alternative for this transcoding job how to open an xls file and save it as xlsx warningformulachartsimages and formatting in xls file will disappear as pyexcel does not support formulachartsimages and formatting let use previous example and save it as ods instead import pyexcel pyexcel save_as(file_name="birth xls"dest_file_name="birth xlsx"change the file extension again let' verify what we have gottensheet pyexcel get_sheet(file_name="birth xlsx"sheet (continues on next page old tutorial