Turn Excel into a lightweight data-science tool for cleaning datasets, standardizing dates, visualizing clusters, and ...

Python has made using Microsoft Excel much easier than it has ever been, and it isn't very hard to start using it yourself.

With this new feature, users can type in Python code in the Excel app. The calculations are then run on a Microsoft cloud server and are returned to the Excel app, with plots and visualizations.

Data work in 2026 asks for more than chart building. Professionals are expected to clean data, query databases, explain ...