import xlrd workbook = xlrd.open_workbook(filename) sheet = workbook.sheet_by_index(0) array = [] for i in range(2, 9): array.append([sheet.cell(i, j).value for j in range(2, 5)]) Excel Image I have this code and it works fine, but it's not doing what I want it to do. It is pulling the data from all the three columns of that excel file (see excel image). I only want it to pull data from column C and column E, and store that as a pair in the array. How to do that? I know there is something like skip columns and skip rows in python, but not sure how to embed that in the code I have. Continue reading...