while True: # repeat until the try statement succeeds
try:
myfile = open("myfile.csv", "r+") # or "a+", whatever you need
break # exit the loop
except IOError:
input("Could not open file! Please close Excel. Press Enter to retry.")
# restart the loop
with myfile:
do_stuff()
import win32com.client as win32
xl = win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('Excel.Application')
my_workbook = "wb_name.xls"
xlPath="my_wb_path//" + my_workbook
if xl.Workbooks.Count > 0:
# if none of opened workbooks matches the name, openes my_workbook
if not any(i.Name == my_workbook for i in xl.Workbooks):
xl.Workbooks.Open(Filename=xlPath)
xl.Visible = True
#no workbooks found, opening
else:
xl.Workbooks.Open(Filename=xlPath)
xl.Visible = True
'xl.Visible = True is not necessary, used just for convenience'