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.

To add Python code to a cell, you need only to select the cell and then type =PY. Upon doing so, you will see a message like the one shown in Figure 1 , indicating that you can enter a Python formula.

I jumped into Python in Excel to see what it could do with some of the data I was testing. While I was able to complete certain functions, I also discovered that there are definitely limitations ...

Microsoft just announced the release of a public preview of Python in Excel, which would allow users to add Python code directly into a spreadsheet. This would enable data analysts, ...

Using Excel’s built-in connectors and Power Query, you can easily bring external data into Python in Excel workflows.” Image Credits: Microsoft Microsoft partnered with data science platform ...

It also brought popular Python libraries to Excel, such as Matplotlib and Seaborn for data visualization. Until now, users had to run Python code on Microsoft Azure’s cloud servers. To provide Python ...

Anaconda Code allows local execution of Python code within Microsoft Excel. Eliminates reliance on external compute services, enhancing flexibility and control. Uses WebAssembly-based technology ...

With Python in Excel, users will be able to type Python code directly into an Excel cell. The Python calculations will run on Microsoft’s cloud servers and be delivered back to the Excel sheet.

It will be interesting to see how Python’s integration into Excel works out. It’s a very specialized, cloud-hosted, and seemingly containerized and secured code offering.