Ids.xls Better Direct

df = pd.read_excel('ids.xls', sheet_name=0) # first sheet

Or in Windows PowerShell:

One evening, while closing the file, he noticed an empty column he hadn't seen before: Notes. He typed in a single sentence—no formatting, no formulas, just a human line—and saved the sheet: Found what was missing. ids.xls

Instead of storing identifiers in a fragile spreadsheet, consider these modern alternatives. df = pd

When he came home that night, Marcus reopened ids.xls and found new rows had appeared—small, tidy instructions that seemed to know the weight of his walk. One read: Return the photograph. Another: Call your sister. One quiet cell simply said: Forgive. df = pd.read_excel('ids.xls'