Data manipulation and transformation Let’s understand how Python, especially using the Pandas library, can replicate and surpass Excel’s capabilities. With Excel, you can enter data in cells ...

“No set up or installation is required. Using Excel’s built-in connectors and Power Query, you can easily bring external data into Python in Excel workflows.” Image Credits: Microsoft ...

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 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.