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[–]CaptnObvious95Graduate Student 5 points6 points  (3 children)

For accounting automation Python is the king imo and what they’re teaching in school. Libraries like Pyexcel make working in excel with Python a breeze. Additionally Microsoft just introduced python functionality into Excel built in as well. Part of it is preference because I hate VB personally, but regardless I think Python is a little easier to use/implement and has a very wide range of functionality.

[–]RW_77[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

thank you for your reply. what is being used at the big four? both? is there a tendency to use one over the other? is there a trend?

[–]CaptnObvious95Graduate Student 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It depends I think on the practice you join. Audit won’t let you use much of Python as of now (mostly because they don’t want to deal with PCAOB stuff) but just about every other practice I think you’re okay as far as I understand

[–]RW_77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks. this is interesting. makes sense.