#!/usr/bin/env python
import xlrd, sys, re, os
workbook = xlrd.open_workbook( sys.argv[1] )for booksheet in workbook.sheets():
for row in xrange(booksheet.nrows):
p = list()
i = 0
for col in xrange(booksheet.ncols):
cel = booksheet.cell(row, col)
val = cel.value
try:
val = cel.value.encode('utf-8')
val = re.sub('\n', '', val)
val = re.sub('\s+', '', val)
except:
pass
val = str( val )
p.append(val)0]