{"product_id":"python-for-excel-a-modern-environment-for-automation-and-data-analysis-paperback","title":"Python for Excel: A Modern Environment for Automation and Data Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelix Zumstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Excel remains ubiquitous in the business world, recent Microsoft feedback forums are full of requests to include Python as an Excel scripting language. In fact, it's the top feature requested. What makes this combination so compelling? In this hands-on guide, Felix Zumstein--creator of xlwings, a popular open source package for automating Excel with Python--shows experienced Excel users how to integrate these two worlds efficiently. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Excel has added quite a few new capabilities over the past couple of years, but its automation language, VBA, stopped evolving a long time ago. Many Excel power users have already adopted Python for daily automation tasks. This guide gets you started. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse Python without extensive programming knowledge \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet started with modern tools, including Jupyter notebooks and Visual Studio code \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse pandas to acquire, clean, and analyze data and replace typical Excel calculations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate tedious tasks like consolidation of Excel workbooks and production of Excel reports \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse xlwings to build interactive Excel tools that use Python as a calculation engine \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect Excel to databases and CSV files and fetch data from the internet using Python code \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Python as a single tool to replace VBA, Power Query, and Power Pivot \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Zumstein is creator and maintainer of xlwings, a popular open-source package that allows the automation of Excel with Python on Windows and macOS. He also organizes the xlwings meetups in London and NYC to promote a broad range of innovative solutions for Excel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs CEO of xltrail, a version control system for Excel files, he has talked to hundreds of users who use Excel for business critical tasks and has therefore gained deep insight into the typical uses cases and issues with Excel across various industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 335\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.19 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53728692502892,"sku":"9781492081005","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/04e1ba00bd8eaa31770cedf6c5bd511d.webp?v=1778265769","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/python-for-excel-a-modern-environment-for-automation-and-data-analysis-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}