Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib streamline data cleaning, statistical analysis, and visualization directly within Excel.

Microsoft is bringing popular programming language Python to Excel. A public preview of the feature is available today, allowing Excel users to manipulate and analyze data from Python.

Microsoft explains that the new functionality leverages the Anaconda distribution of Python, an enterprise geared to data scientists and engineers that is also beginner-friendly.