Learn how to get started using Python in Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet software. Combine familiar Excel formulas, functions and custom calcs ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

In such instances, all I have to do is select the data in Excel and write Python scripts inside the Jupyter Notebook to perform the relevant function.

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.

There is an alternate way to open Python in Excel. Enter =PY into an Excel cell. Select PY from the function AutoComplete menu. Enable the preview using the dialogue box.