Users with the Public Preview will be able to see Python in the Excel ribbon menu. Those users can bring external data into Python using Power Query and built-in Excel workflows.

Ever wished you could do more with Microsoft Excel? Microsoft just announced the release of a public preview of Python in Excel, which would allow users to add Python code directly into a spreadsheet.

Microsoft Excel now lets you run Python scripts on images to detect sharpness, edit visuals, and analyze metadata.

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.

Excel's Power Query Editor also has the capacity to import and organize data from external sources, like a PDF, a website, or another spreadsheet. Getting into the habit of using this powerful ...