“Excel is the backbone of data analysis in business; with Python in Excel,” said Benoit Barabe, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Excel. “We’re extending what is possible for our community and ...

“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 ...

With Python in Excel, users will be able to type Python code directly into an Excel cell. The Python calculations will run on Microsoft’s cloud servers and be delivered back to the Excel sheet.

Microsoft says support for Python in Excel for other platforms will come “at a later date.” The feature is being rolled out gradually, however, so even Windows users may not immediately have ...

Microsoft is integrating Python into its Excel app. A public preview is available for Microsoft 365 subscribers now and all the Python code runs on the Microsoft Cloud.

The public preview of the Python integration on Microsoft Excel will be available to Microsoft 365 Insiders using the Beta Channel in Excel for Windows.

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.

Python is now integrated into Excel via Microsoft 365, allowing users to write Python code directly in spreadsheets using the `=PY` formula, enhancing data analysis and visualization capabilities.

A dataframe named “DF1” is created via cell reference, using the new Excel function with an auto-generated headers parameter. The code can be outputted as a Python object or an Excel value.

Also, Python isn’t limited to automation in Excel only. It opens up a host of other programming possibilities for you. Python is useful in web development, data science, machine learning, and more.

Most people aren’t writing Python scripts, to be clear. But Python has made it much easier for average people to do data science, which is one of the biggest reasons for its success in data science.