Python has made using Microsoft Excel much easier than it has ever been, and it isn't very hard to start using it yourself.

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...

Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026. After the rollout ...

What if you could turn Excel into a powerhouse for advanced data analysis and automation in just a few clicks? Imagine effortlessly cleaning messy datasets, running complex calculations, or generating ...

What if the tools you already use could do more than you ever imagined? Picture this: you’re working on a massive dataset in Excel, trying to make sense of endless rows and columns. It’s slow, ...

The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for specifying the dependencies of projects. Here’s the what, why, and when. Python Enhancement Proposal ...

Human-readable and machine-generated lock file will specify what direct and indirect dependencies should be installed into a Python environment. Python’s builders have accepted a proposal to create a ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. CSV, or Comma Separated Values, are files used for all kinds of things, from managing large datasets to exporting data ...