Microsoft brings Python to Excel, public preview now rolling for these users: Everything to know

Microsoft has announced that it is bringing the popular programming language Python to Excel. This will help give users more powerful tools for data analysis. The new feature, which is currently in public preview, allows users to natively combine Python and Excel analytics within the same workbook without any setup required.

“With Python in Excel, you can type Python directly into a cell, the Python calculations run in the Microsoft Cloud, and your results are returned to the worksheet, including plots and visualizations,” company wrote in its blog post.