Wrong encoding when downloading excel file via python 3. How to fix?

Question

Python

Script code:

import requests
file = requests.get("https://login:[email protected]/export/[email protected]/myshop/prices.xls")
f = open("priceRF.xls", "wb")
f.write(file.text.encode('cp65001'))
f.close()
print("Done!")

The file is coming.
But inside the krakozyabra: pїЅpїЅpїЅ pїЅ
csv saves, Russian characters are read, with:

f = open("priceRF.csv", "w")
f.write(file.text)

But it's important to get .xls
Please help

Answer 1

instead of:
> f.write(file.text.encode('cp65001'))
you need something like:
> f.write(file.content)