Getting Started with Python in Microsoft Excel - A Beginner's Tutorial

Overview

Master Python integration within Microsoft Excel through a 20-minute beginner tutorial that covers essential fundamentals and practical applications. Learn keyboard shortcuts for inserting Python code, working with the multi-line editor, and managing Python objects in Excel. Explore variable assignments, row major order concepts, and the xl function while discovering how to leverage Python outputs in Excel calculations. Dive into advanced features including Power Query data imports, utilizing libraries like Pandas for statistical analysis, and creating visualizations with Matplotlib. Practice with provided sample workbooks and gain hands-on experience implementing Python's powerful data manipulation, statistical modeling, and visualization capabilities directly within Excel's familiar interface.

Syllabus

Introduction
How to insert Python code
Multi-line editor
Hello World example
Assign value to variables
Reference variables
Row major order
xl function
Python output in Excel calculations
Calculation options
Python object vs. Excel value
Import data with Power Query
Libraries
Pandas describe method
Matplotlib library and charting
Wrap up