Excel-maker Microsoft and Anaconda, a key distributor of Python tools, unveiled a collaboration this week that will see Python integrated with Excel. The new Anaconda Python Distribution in Excel, ...

Making more from your Microsoft Excel data could soon be a lot easier thanks to a new Python integration. The spreadsheet software is getting even more ability to analyze and visualize data with ...

Excel has been the go-to tool for data manipulation and analysis for years. However, Python, with its powerful libraries and scripting capabilities, is emerging as a strong contender. If you are ...

Microsoft MSFT introduces Python support in Excel, enabling advanced data analysis, The Verge reports. The integration is accessible directly from the Excel ribbon, eliminating the need for ...

The new version of Excel skips that step. According to Microsoft, it runs on a version of Python called Anaconda Python that includes many popular data science modules in a preinstalled form.

With Python scripts, you can even create new Excel workbooks, add or delete worksheets, merge data from different files, and more. Suppose you work in finance and need to combine monthly sales ...

Microsoft introduces Python in Excel Advanced users will now be able to directly add Python code to the sheet and analyse it using the usual Excel formulae.

Microsoft explains that the new functionality leverages the Anaconda distribution of Python, an enterprise geared to data scientists and engineers that is also beginner-friendly.

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