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The raw portfile for py26-xlrd 0.7.1 is located here:
http://py26-xlrd.darwinports.com/dports/python/py26-xlrd/Portfile
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The py26-xlrd Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0
PortGroup python26 1.0

Name: py26-xlrd
Version: 0.7.1
Category: python
Platform: darwin
Maintainers: snc openmaintainer
Description: module to extract data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheet files
Long Description: xlrd is a Python module to extract data from Microsoft Excel spreadsheet files.

Homepage: http://www.python-excel.org
Master Sites: http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/x/xlrd/
distname xlrd-${version}
Checksums: md5 851bd20873224d97cfb5ccca2d22b81c sha1 67ee25c2b306ac6a3f37c54a27b5166cc0897807 rmd160 48f0393b500aef02f1e5ab99d3a0d1923c64140f
use_zip yes

livecheck.type regex
livecheck.url http://pypi.python.org/pypi/xlrd
livecheck.regex xlrd (\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)

If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.
Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:

%  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/py26-xlrd
%  sudo port install py26-xlrd  
Password: 

You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

--->  Fetching py26-xlrd
--->  Verifying checksum for py26-xlrd
--->  Extracting py26-xlrd
--->  Configuring py26-xlrd
--->  Building py26-xlrd with target all

--->  Staging py26-xlrd into destroot

--->  Installing py26-xlrd

- Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using py26-xlrd with these commands:

%  man py26-xlrd
%  apropos py26-xlrd
%  which py26-xlrd
%  locate py26-xlrd

 Where to find more information: