Microsoft added a bunch of useful capabilities to Excel this month, including one that was highly requested by customers.

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

M icrosoft just announced new feature for Python in Excel that lets you analyze images in your spreadsheets. You no longer ...

If all of those conditions are met, users can go to Microsoft's Python in Excel site to get started, which requires being in the Microsoft 365 Insiders program and using the Beta Channel in Excel for ...

With this new feature, users can type in Python code in the Excel app. The calculations are then run on a Microsoft cloud server and are returned to the Excel app, with plots and visualizations.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took to X/Twitter and announced AI copilot’s rollout in Microsoft Excel, which probably has been the world’s most used spreadsheet editor in the several decades since its ...

Excel’s built-in Python support should simplify the workflow. According to Microsoft, users can add Python code to a spreadsheet without leaving the Excel interface.

“While in Preview, Python in Excel will be included with your Microsoft 365 subscription,” said Microsoft. “After the Preview, some functionality will be restricted without a paid license.

Simranpal Singh - Aug 23, 2023 Python programming language support is now extending to Microsoft Excel. After closed beta testing, the Public Preview is now going live for the developers.

How is it different from native Python in Excel? Some of you may be aware that you can run Python in Excel natively. However, it is dependent on a cloud-based Anaconda environment to execute code.