#!/usr/bin/env python

import xlrd, sys, re, os

workbook = xlrd.open_workbook( sys.argv[1] )for booksheet in workbook.sheets():

        for row in xrange(booksheet.nrows):

                p = list()

                i = 0

                for col in xrange(booksheet.ncols):

                        cel = booksheet.cell(row, col)

                        val = cel.value

                        try:

                                val = cel.value.encode('utf-8')

                                val = re.sub('\n', '', val)

                                val = re.sub('\s+', '', val)

                        except:

                                pass

                        val = str( val )

                        p.append(val)0]