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Python in Excel Step-by-Step
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Python in Excel Step-by-Step

by David Langer
January 2026
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
6h 31m
English
Wiley
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INDEX

Note: Page numbers in italics refers to figures.

A

  • accessor, 138
  • additional column handling, 186–187
  • AdventureWorks data analysis, 102, 159, 208
  • aesthetic, 207
  • aggregating
    • multiple columns, 192–194, 193194
    • one column, 189–191, 190192
  • artificial intelligence (AI), 1
    • advanced analysis mode, 245–246
    • confident of, 247
    • Copilot in Excel, 244–249
    • correction, 248
    • default mode, 245
    • double-check, 248
    • Excel pane, 245
    • generated Python in Excel code, 247
    • hallucinations, 248
    • recognizing dataset, 246
    • segmentation analysis, 246
    • steps for clustering with k-means, 247
    • trust but verify work, 248
    • vibing, 246
  • assignment, 20
  • assign() method, 161–162, 162
  • Azure cloud, 2–4, 3, 16

B

  • bar charts, 206–209, 207210
  • beginning index, 58
  • binary predictions, 242
  • boolean logic, 26, 30
  • booleans, 26–31, 27
    • checking equivalence, 27–29, 28
    • definition of, 26–27
    • logical comparisons, 29
    • logical operators, 30–31
    • zeros and ones, 29–30
  • boolean values, 26, 27, 152
  • bundle, 96

C

  • calculating elapsed time, 153–155, 154
  • calculation order, 95, 162, 204
  • case folding, 137
  • casting, 19
  • categorical visualizations, 203–225, 203, 204
    • bar charts, 206–209, 207208
    • column charts, 221–225, 223, 224
    • faceted bar charts, 211–221, 212214, 216218, 220222
    • initial data wrangling, 204–206
    • proportional bar charts, 209–211
  • cat() method, 139–140, 140
  • changing dataframes, 159–171
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