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I fixed my messy Excel dataset with a single formula

Reshaping wide data makes it easier to use familiar Excel tools like PivotTables and charts.
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Python in Excel is more powerful than I initially estimated

You might think of Microsoft Excel as just rows and columns, a place for basic calculations and simple charts. And while it certainly excels (no pun intended) at those fundamental tasks, the recent ...

What you can do in your 50s: The 'deep understanding' found in the transition from VBA to Python

Why Python now?The moment when the code you have been writing in VBA for over 20 years stops being useful arrives sooner than you think. What lies beyond that—frustration, or a new perspective? I am ...

Python tool to prevent "leading zeros" from disappearing when opening CSVs in Excel—before you open them [Includes code + prompt for creation]｜すずき

Have you ever experienced opening a CSV by double-clicking it, only to find that 007 became 7, 4901234567890 became 4.90123E+12, or product codes turned into dates? The tricky part is that it has ...
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Python for Excel Users (No Starch Press)

If you’re comfortable in Excel, but have hit a wall - slow files, broken formulas, hours spent on repetitive tasks - this book offers a way forward. Tracy Stephens shows you how to take the work you ...

Beyond Excel: Mastering BQL with Python for Smarter Analysis

Unlock deeper analytical capabilities by integrating BQL, Bloomberg’s most advanced data API,  with Python via the BQL Object ...