Microsoft is adding the Python programming language to Microsoft Excel, allowing users to create powerful functions for analyzing and manipulating data.

For instance, PyXLL-Jupyter can integrate data from your Excel workbook into a Jupyter Notebook using a single command. This enables you to analyze massive datasets quickly.

Python integration in Excel won’t require additional software or add-ons and is instead part of Excel’s built-in connectors and Power Query.

Excel automation has historically been done with VBA, but is Python ready to take up the mantle?