How do I open an an excel file in Microsoft Excel by runnning a command in python?

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I want to open an excel file in Microsoft excel, and I don't want to do it using a mouse click but rather a python code. How can I do it?

Does this answer your question? [How to open external programs in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37238645/how-to-open-external-programs-in-python) — Tomerikoo, Sep 13 '20 at 14:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 13 '20 at 14:19

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import os, subprocess
os.startfile(r'filepath') #For windows only
subprocess.call(['open', 'filepath']) #For MAC only

answered Sep 13 '20 at 14:19

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