Microsoft is adding the Python programming language to Microsoft Excel, allowing users to create powerful functions for analyzing and manipulating data.

The new PyScript project lets you embed Python programs directly in HTML pages and execute them within the browser without any server-based requirements.

By using Notepad and the Python interpreter, a programmer can write Python programs and execute them, or create "batch" files that can execute multiple programs, including Python scripts.

PyScript lets you run Python scripts right in the browser, side by side with JavaScript, with two-way interaction between your code and the web page.

If you've heard of Python but don't know where to start with it, these five scripts can help boost your productivity.

Python is the language of choice for all the programmers at CHE. We use it for creating Zope and Plone Web sites, writing Web scripts in Apache, creating single-file binary executable Windows programs ...