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To see examples of machine learning and visualization, and stay informed of updates, visit the Excel. Python in Excel leverages Anaconda Distribution for Python running in Azure, which includes the most popular Python libraries such as pandas for data manipulation, statsmodels for advanced statistical modeling, and Matplotlib and seaborn for data visualization. We’re partnering with Anaconda, a leading enterprise grade Python repository used by tens of millions of data practitioners worldwide. Using Excel’s built-in connectors and Power Query, you can easily bring external data into Python in Excel workflows. Now you can do advanced data analysis in the familiar Excel environment by accessing Python directly from the Excel ribbon.

You can manipulate and explore data in Excel using Python plots and libraries, and then use Excel's formulas, charts and PivotTables to further refine your insights. Python in Excel combines Python's powerful data analysis and visualization libraries with Excel's features you know and love. Today, we are excited to introduce the Public Preview of Python in Excel – making it possible to integrate Python and Excel analytics within the same Excel grid for uninterrupted workflow. But, until now, there hasn’t been an easy way to make those two worlds work together. Python is one of the most popular programming languages today, loved by businesses and students alike and Excel is an essential tool to organize, manipulate and analyze all kinds of data.

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This feature will roll out to Excel for Windows first, starting with build 8.20000, and then to the other platforms at a later date. Python in Excel is now available to all Enterprise, Business, Education, and Family and Personal users running Beta Channel on Windows.

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