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.

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 treats Python in Excel like other embedded scripting languages, automatically blocking them if a document contains a Mark of The Web (MoTW). Windows automatically adds MoTW flags to all ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

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.

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.