Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files
42 products named in 80 answers across 4 wordings
In nearly every answer
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How often 10 AI models recommend openpyxl, what they say about it, and who they recommend instead, on the 3 buying questions where it came up.
Share of each model's answers that named it, at any position · The black tick marks the panel average
Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, the change shows here.
Each model's one-line reason for recommending it, from its first answer
Most popular pure-Python library for reading and editing xlsx files with formatting.
Best general-purpose choice for reading and editing modern .xlsx files with a clear, mature API.
The gold standard for comprehensive reading, editing, and formatting of modern xlsx files.
De facto standard for reading and writing .xlsx files in Python.
Best all-around for .xlsx reading/writing, styling, and charts without Excel installed.
Best-in-class engine for reading/writing xlsx with rich formatting and performance.
The gold standard for full xlsx read/write control without Excel installed.
De facto standard for reading/writing modern .xlsx files.
The go-to standard for reading and writing .xlsx files in pure Python.
Most popular for .xlsx read/write with full features
Widely used Python library for reading and writing Excel .xlsx files.
Free, dependable pure-Python choice for xlsx read/write.
Dominant Python choice for Excel files, supports formulas and styling.
Most practical Excel read/write SDK for agent automation.
Go-to Python library for creating and modifying Excel xlsx files.
De facto Python standard for Excel read/write with solid performance and features.
Top Python library for Excel xlsx read/write.
Useful sidekick for pulling chart data from Excel into PowerPoint slides.
Excellent for reading data from Excel to populate PowerPoint slides created by other libraries.
Pair with pptx for exporting chart data to spreadsheets.
Each question's products ranked by the share of all answers that named them, openpyxl highlighted.
42 products named in 80 answers across 4 wordings
In nearly every answer
Contested
130 products named in 80 answers across 4 wordings
Contested
129 products named in 80 answers across 4 wordings
In nearly every answer
Contested
Share of each model's answers on the question that named it · Hover a cell for the count
| Question | Claude Haiku 5.5 | GPT-6 Luna | Gemini 4 Argon | Qwen 3.8 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Pro | GLM-5.3 | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M3 | Mistral Large 4 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Best SDKs for AI agents that handle Office and PDF files | 50 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 63 | ||
| Best Python libraries for PowerPoint files | 13 | 25 | 63 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Share of answers that named it under each way of asking the question · Hover a cell for the exact wording
| Question | List request | Buyer asking for advice | Search query | Worth paying for? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Python libraries for reading and editing Excel files | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Best SDKs for AI agents that handle Office and PDF files | 35 | 50 | 30 | |
| Best Python libraries for PowerPoint files | 20 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
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