Maybe this is not so much about bringing Python to Excel, more about bringing Ex...

pipo234 on Aug 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel

Maybe this is not so much about bringing Python to Excel, more about bringing Excel to Python. But only if you do it the way Microsoft wants you to.

As with BASIC morphing into VisualBasic and VBA you lure (beginning) python programmers into Excel. Ultimately those developers will understand and appreciate less and less of vanilla python REPL, jupyter, scripts, etc. And... Welcome to Microsoft's world.

Qem on Aug 22, 2023 [–]

A Microsoft classic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...