Microsoft Excel now lets you run Python scripts on images to detect sharpness, edit visuals, and analyze metadata.

Python is now integrated into Excel via Microsoft 365, allowing users to write Python code directly in spreadsheets using the `=PY` formula, enhancing data analysis and visualization capabilities.

Also, Python isn’t limited to automation in Excel only. It opens up a host of other programming possibilities for you. Python is useful in web development, data science, machine learning, and more.

If, for instance, you’re using Python 3.12 on the air-gapped machine, you’ll need to run pip download using Python 3.12 on the networked machine. If you can’t do this, you can pass --python ...