Change the close() method of the _BaseExcelReader class

Author: roberthdevries

pandas/io/excel/_base.py

@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ def _workbook_class(self):
     def load_workbook(self, filepath_or_buffer):
         pass
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def close(self):
         pass
 

pandas/io/excel/_odfreader.py

@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ def load_workbook(self, filepath_or_buffer: FilePathOrBuffer):
 
         return load(filepath_or_buffer)
 
-    def close(self):
-        pass
-
     @property
     def empty_value(self) -> str:
         """Property for compat with other readers."""

pandas/io/excel/_pyxlsb.py

@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ def load_workbook(self, filepath_or_buffer: FilePathOrBuffer):
 
         return open_workbook(filepath_or_buffer)
 
-    def close(self):
-        pass
-
     @property
     def sheet_names(self) -> List[str]:
         return self.book.sheets

pandas/io/excel/_xlrd.py

@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ def load_workbook(self, filepath_or_buffer):
         else:
             return open_workbook(filepath_or_buffer)
 
-    def close(self):
-        pass
-
     @property
     def sheet_names(self):
         return self.book.sheet_names()