Microsoft is integrating Python into its Excel app. A public preview is available for Microsoft 365 subscribers now and all the Python code runs on the Microsoft Cloud.

Also, Python isn’t limited to automation in Excel only. It opens up a host of other programming possibilities for you. Python is useful in web development, data science, machine learning, and more.

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

This will enable users to perform complex statistical analysis, advanced visualizations, predictive analytics, and machine learning in Excel.

Microsoft Excel now lets you run Python scripts on images to detect sharpness, edit visuals, and analyze metadata.