PyExcel XLS

pyexcel-xls is a wrapper library designed to read, manipulate, and write data in the older Microsoft Excel XLS (Binary Interchange File Format) format. It functions primarily as a plugin for the `pyexcel` library, offering a unified API for spreadsheet data handling. The library is currently at version 0.7.1 and maintains an active, albeit sporadic, release cadence, typically tied to essential maintenance or updates of its core dependencies.