Microsoft Corp. is releasing a new version of Excel that will enable users to write and run Python code directly in the spreadsheet editor’s interface. Stefan Kinnestrand, a general manager for ...

“No set up or installation is required. Using Excel’s built-in connectors and Power Query, you can easily bring external data into Python in Excel workflows.” Image Credits: Microsoft ...

This will enable users to perform complex statistical analysis, advanced visualizations, predictive analytics, and machine learning in Excel.

Microsoft Excel 365 now supports Python integration, allowing users to write Python scripts directly in Excel, with additional flexibility provided by tools like Anaconda and Jupyter Notebooks.

Yes, Python can effectively replicate and often surpass Excel’s functionality with greater power, flexibility, and scalability. However, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

To provide Python in Excel locally, Anaconda used Microsoft’s existing Excel plugin capabilities combined with their own technologies. They used PyScript, a Python-on-WebAssembly (WASM) technology, to ...

Microsoft Excel now lets you run Python scripts on images to detect sharpness, edit visuals, and analyze metadata.