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

That’s the concept behind Xlwings, a BSD-licensed Python library that connects to Excel and allows Excel spreadsheets and Python applications to interact directly.

Yes, Python can effectively replicate and often surpass Excel’s functionality with greater power, flexibility, and scalability. However, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

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.

For those unaware, Jupyter Notebook is a web-based development environment that lets programmers arrange and configure their workflows when programming. The extension links Jupyter Notebook with ...

Microsoft is introducing the ability to use Python code directly in Excel spreadsheets. It's called Python in Excel, and it's being made available as a Public Preview for Microsoft 365 Insiders ...

Python in Excel is available now as a public preview for Microsoft 365 Insiders in the Beta Channel. Windows users are the only ones able to access it for now, but Microsoft says it hopes to ...