{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/9"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides type hints for the xlrd library, enabling type checkers like mypy and pyright to validate code that reads Excel files with xlrd.","skillfed_tags":["type-stubs","excel-io"],"use_cases":["Enable mypy or pyright to type-check code that reads Excel files with xlrd, catching column-access or method-call errors early.","Provide IDE autocomplete and hover documentation for xlrd APIs in editors that support type stubs.","Validate data extraction pipelines that parse .xls files, ensuring correct handling of workbook and sheet objects.","Enforce type safety in data processing workflows that depend on xlrd without runtime overhead."],"what_it_does":"types-xlrd is a type stub package that adds static type annotations for the xlrd library, a tool for reading data from Excel spreadsheets. It is part of the typeshed project and allows type checkers like mypy and pyright to understand and validate code that uses xlrd, catching type errors before runtime.\n\nThe package contains no runtime code\u2014it is purely metadata and type definitions. It targets xlrd version 2.0.* and has been tested against mypy 2.1.0 and pyright 1.1.409. To use it, you install both types-xlrd and xlrd itself; the type checker will then consult the stub definitions when analyzing your code. It requires Python 3.10 or later.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use xlrd and run a type checker. It is a lightweight, actively maintained stub package with no dependencies and permissive licensing. Install it alongside xlrd to gain type safety with no runtime cost. Not needed if you do not use type checking or do not use xlrd."},"id":"types-xlrd","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/types-xlrd","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/types-xlrd.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/types-xlrd/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-18","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"types-xlrd","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Typing stubs for xlrd"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":304220,"position":7808,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.0.0.20260518"}