# PyError. Can't use ExcelReaders

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pyerror-cant-use-excelreaders/57247
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [March 15, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pyerror-cant-use-excelreaders/57247 "2021-03-15T22:51:58Z")
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### Author: ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pyerror-cant-use-excelreaders/57247/2 "2021-03-16T07:02:03Z")

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Hard to help without a MWE (please look at [Please read: make it easier to help you](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-make-it-easier-to-help-you/14757))

That said, the error message seems clear - “Excel xlsx file; not supported”, so you are probably using an Excel reader that only allows reading `xls` format, not the newer `xlsx` format. I think the default reader used by pandas has recently dropped support for xlsx - here’s an SO question about it with suggested workaroudns: [python - xlrd.biffh.XLRDError: Excel xlsx file; not supported - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65254535/xlrd-biffh-xlrderror-excel-xlsx-file-not-supported)

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