Still using Excel for your data analysis? Learn how to leverage Python so you can work with larger datasets and automate repetitive tasks.

Python and Excel can only really talk to each other through limited functions—xl () and =PY ()—that can only return code results, not macros, VBA code, or other data, Microsoft claims.

Microsoft today announced the public preview of Python in Excel, which will allow advanced spreadsheet users to combine scripts in the popular Python language and their usual Excel formulas in the ...

You can even create custom functions using VBA. Python shines with its vast ecosystem of libraries. It’s an excellent choice for tasks that involve integrating Excel with other systems.

Using the `xl` function, you can load connected data into a Pandas DataFrame, seamlessly combining Excel’s familiar interface with Python’s advanced analytical tools.

Microsoft is also introducing a new PY function that will allow Python data to be displayed within the grid of an Excel spreadsheet. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Microsoft integrates Python into Excel, transforming data analytics with advanced visualisation, machine learning, and seamless collaboration ...

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, ...

Aside from these functions and keyboard shortcuts, I have also started exploring Python in Excel to fly through my tasks. Check out my dedicated post to learn more.