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

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.

Some members of the Microsoft 365 Insiders program can now try out the combination of Python, Excel and the Anaconda Python repository.

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 ...

Use the popular Pandas library for data manipulation and analysis to read data from two files and join them into a single dataset.

Excel gets containerized, cloud-based Python analytics and visualization powers Visualization and analytics tools available in preview, but may be paywalled.

However, the rise of Python, coupled with its direct integration into Excel and powerful libraries like openpyxl, xlwings, and pandas, presents a compelling alternative.

Users will be able to enter Python code directly into cells using the new =PY function, as Python will be integrated directly into the Excel grid, with no need to install additional software.

How is it different from native Python in Excel? Some of you may be aware that you can run Python in Excel natively. However, it is dependent on a cloud-based Anaconda environment to execute code ...