Getting Error : please install and upgrade the python-xlrd library

[Jain232513]

I am unable to use windows exploit suggester, and getting below error and unable the locate python-xlrd, I have updated and upgraded version of xlrd library and still unable to use.

python2.7 windows-exploit-suggester.py -d 2020-10-19-mssb.xls -i /root/Desktop/Grandpa\ htb/systeminfo.txt
[] initiating winsploit version 3.3...
[] database file detected as xls or xlsx based on extension
[-] please install and upgrade the python-xlrd library

I have search every where for the solution, but no luck, please help with this issue

[Cloa]

This fix worked for me if you haven't done it already:
https://github.com/AonCyberLabs/Windows-Exploit-Suggester/pull/44/files

[akimbjj77]

Hey all, I am getting the same error. What do I do here, do I replace existing code?

[sakyb7]

#wget the get-pip.py file
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py
#Run the file with python2 get-pip.py
python get-pip
#Install xlrd==1.1.0
python -m pip2 install --user xlrd==1.1.0

Hope Its help! <3

[cedelgadosalazar]

#wget the get-pip.py file
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py
#Run the file with python2 get-pip.py
python get-pip
#Install xlrd==1.1.0
python -m pip2 install --user xlrd==1.1.0

Hope Its help! <3

Just in case those lines doesnt work for someone, try using this (its a simple modification only):

wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py

python get-pip.py

python -m pip install --user xlrd==1.1.0

[OsMaster]

#wget the get-pip.py file
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py
#Run the file with python2 get-pip.py
python get-pip
#Install xlrd==1.1.0
python -m pip2 install --user xlrd==1.1.0
Hope Its help! <3

Just in case those lines doesnt work for someone, try using this (its a simple modification only):

wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py

python get-pip.py

python -m pip install --user xlrd==1.1.0

Thanks , worked for me perfectly.

[karthikamaravadi]

Hello team,

I used both and still get an error

Requirement already satisfied: xlrd in /home/username/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages (2.0.1)

what can i do.

[cedelgadosalazar]

Hello team,

I used both and still get an error

Requirement already satisfied: xlrd in /home/username/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages (2.0.1)

what can i do.

are you using kali? parrot?

Have you tried to check your current python version? (python --version)

In case you have python 2.7 already installed. Try python2 -m pip install --user xlrd==1.1.0

[axosecurity]

Thanks for Helping

[yeti-code]

Still doesn't work

[5xshanks]

Thanks @sakyb7, worked perfect, just used python2 instead of python