Getting started with Python in Excel

Unlock the potential of Python in Excel with this essential first episode in a three-part series.  

Designed for accountants, finance professionals and Excel power users, this episode introduces the basics of integrating Python code directly into Excel cells.  

Learn how Python enhances Excel's capabilities for data handling and visualisation without replacing core Excel functions. 

You'll discover how Python in Excel works and how code is processed using Microsoft's Azure platform.  

Understand the key steps to get started, including how to enter code using the =PY function and the role of the new Python editor in the Formulas tab. 

Also explained is how Python variables behave across sheets, the concept of data frames and how Python's popular Pandas library comes into play when working with datasets.  

You'll also learn how to manage calculation options and understand the new dependency logic within Python-enabled workbooks. 

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