While VBA still holds its place, Python’s rise in the Excel automation landscape is undeniable. With its neat integration in Microsoft’s spreadsheet software, it is becoming the new VBA for ...

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.

Microsoft is considering adding Python as one of the official Excel scripting languages, according to a topic on Excel's feedback hub opened last month.

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