What kind of magic do I need to get python to talk to Excel xlsm file?

[Steve]

Glutton for punishment, I am looking into designing another .py program.  I
would like to pull two columns of information from Excel but the more I look
into coding on the 'net, the more confusing it looks.  I don't understand
what I need to import or install to get the link.

Steve




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