#import the xlrd module
import xlrd
#open the spreadsheet file(or workbook)
workbook = xlrd.open_workbook("test2.xlsx")
#Open a sheet:
# go into the name of the sheet-below the bottom testfan is the name
testfan = workbook.sheet_by_index(0)
#extra the value
print("the value at row 4 and column 0 is:{0}".format(testfan.cell(4,0).value))
#the all rows of the sheet
total_rows = testfan.nrows
total_cols = testfan.ncols
print total_cols
#print the 2nd row of the sheet
print testfan.row_values(1)
#get slice of column =2 for row =1...6
a = testfan.col_values(3,1,6)
print a
#calulate the average num of those numbers
a = testfan.col_values(3,1,6)
len(a)
k = sum(a)/len(a)
print k
#other way of the last record
output = 0
for x in range(1,3):
a = testfan.cell(x,5).value
avg
print a