Use the python xlrd module [closed]

I installed the xlrd module on my computer and I can not use it. When importing xlrd I get the following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#11>", line 1, in <module>
    import xlrd
  File "C:\Python27\xlrd.py", line 1, in <module>
    from xlrd import open_workbook
ImportError: cannot import name open_workbook

Does anyone know what this is due to and how do I correct it?