Most people assume Python in Excel is something you use for complex data analysis. I found it useful for a much simpler reason: it helped me deal with the spreadsheet jobs I normally leave until later ...

Reshaping wide data makes it easier to use familiar Excel tools like PivotTables and charts.

One of the most useful new features that Microsoft has incorporated into Excel in recent years is the ability to incorporate Python code directly into a spreadsheet. While it has long been possible to ...