How to Read an Existing Excel File Directly from M-Files via API?

I’m working on integrating M-Files with an external Python application. I want to read the contents of an existing Excel file stored in M-Files directly through the API, ideally without having to download the file to local storage first.

Is it possible to access and read the Excel file’s data directly via the M-Files REST or COM API? If so, could you please share some guidance or sample code?

Thanks in advance for your help!