Opening/running Excel file from python

Question

I need to start excel and open a file directly from python. Currently I am using:

import os
os.system(\'start excel.exe file.xls\')

However

Answer 1

You can also define the directory, where the python should operate.

import os

os.chdir('C:\\my_folder\\subfolder')

os.system('start excel.exe my_workbook.xlsx')

1. Don't forget to use backslashes in your path and there must be two of them everytime.
2. my_workbook.xlxs - here will be the name of your file
3. That file must be in that folder :)