Added ExcelToList Converter

Author: nitish-iiitd

Excel_to_ListofList/ExcelToList.py

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+import xlrd
+import sys
+
+class ExcelToList():
+
+	def __init__(self, file, sheet):
+		self.file = file
+		self.sheet = sheet
+
+	def convert(self):
+		converted_list = []
+		inputexcel = xlrd.open_workbook(self.file)
+		inputsheet = inputexcel.sheet_by_name(self.sheet)
+		numberofrows = inputsheet.nrows
+		numberofcols = inputsheet.ncols
+		start_row,start_col = 0,0
+		for current_row in range(start_row,numberofrows):
+			currentlist = []
+			for current_col in range(start_col,numberofcols):
+				currentlist.append(inputsheet.cell(current_row,current_col).value)
+			converted_list.append(currentlist)
+		return converted_list

Excel_to_ListofList/README.md

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+# Excel to Python List of List Converter
+A simple tool which reads an excel file and any corresponding sheet, and converts it to python list of list data structure.
+
+## Libraries Required
+1. xlrd
+`$pip install xlrd`
+
+## Usage
+A sample script `excel_to_list_usage.py` has been provided to show the usage of the ExcelToList. It reads the excel and its sheet, and prints the list of list. 

Excel_to_ListofList/__init__.py

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+from ExcelToList import ExcelToList
+
+exceltolist = ExcelToList("input.xlsx","Sheet1") ## args : Input filename, Sheet name
+list_of_list = exceltolist.convert()
+
+print "List of List : ",list_of_list