To read data from a Google Sheet using Python, you can use the Google Sheets API. Here's a basic example of how to do it:



1. **Enable Google Sheets API**:
   - Go to the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/).
   - Create a new project or select an existing project.
   - Enable the Google Sheets API for your project.
   - Create credentials (OAuth 2.0 client ID) for a web application.
   - Download the JSON file containing your client ID and client secret.

2. **Install Required Packages**:
   Install the `google-api-python-client` package using pip:
   ```
   pip install google-api-python-client
   ```

3. **Python Code**:
   Use the following Python code to read data from a Google Sheet:

   ```python
   import os
   import gspread
   from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

   # Define the scope and credentials
   scope = ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive']
   credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name('credentials.json', scope)

   # Authorize the client
   client = gspread.authorize(credentials)

   # Open the Google Sheet by its URL
   sheet_url = 'YOUR_SHEET_URL'
   sheet = client.open_by_url(sheet_url)

   # Read data from a specific worksheet
   worksheet = sheet.get_worksheet(0)  # Index of the worksheet (0 for the first one)
   data = worksheet.get_all_values()

   # Print the data
   for row in data:
       print(row)
   ```

   Replace `'YOUR_SHEET_URL'` with the URL of your Google Sheet. Also, make sure to place the JSON file containing your credentials (downloaded earlier) in the same directory as your Python script and rename it to `credentials.json`.

4. **Run the Script**:
   Execute the Python script, and it will print the data from the specified Google Sheet.

This example demonstrates how to read data from a Google Sheet using the Google Sheets API and Python. You can further customize the script to extract specific data or perform additional operations as needed.