In this overview, Leila Gharani explores how integrating Python into Excel redefines how you handle external data. From establishing live connections to datasets using Power Query to using Python ...

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.

If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you can access Python within Excel, and you don't need to use Python as a separate app. Instead, you can visit the Formulas tab in Excel and select the Insert ...