Python's integration in Excel can unlock powerful reports and automation. But what if you try to use Python in Excel without any coding experience?

Discover how Python in Excel transforms data analysis with advanced features. Is it worth the hype? Find out if it’s right for your workflow.

Microsoft is adding the Python programming language to Microsoft Excel, allowing users to create powerful functions for analyzing and manipulating data.

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.

The company is using the Anaconda Python distribution — running in Azure — to bring the most popular Python libraries to Excel, including the likes of Matplotlib and seaborn for data ...