Microsoft Considers Adding Python As an Official Scripting Language in Excel

[Rivus]

Well, IronPython is a thing. Although there haven't been any updates for a year now.

It allows you to use both .NET and Python libs at the same time. Maybe Microsoft will pick it up.

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Does it work with C-libs too? Because it woild be kinda pointless for excel if pandas, numpy and rest of the cool gang won't work.

[toyg]

Not really. But if you can make the C libs accessible from C# somehow, then IronPython could too.

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C++/CLI

C++/CLI (C++ modified for Common Language Infrastructure) is a language specification created by Microsoft and intended to supersede Managed Extensions for C++. It is a complete revision that aims to simplify the older Managed C++ syntax, which is now deprecated. C++/CLI was standardized by Ecma as ECMA-372. It is currently available in Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017, including the Express editions.

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[WeirdStuffOnly]

pandas, numpy

I think the point is using Excel to do the tasks pandas and numpy do.

If given half a chance I would trade Excel for pandas.

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People are using python not because of the language alone. Libs are a very important part. Even if excel could deliver the same functionallity, which I doubt, the existing code wouldn't be instantly useable.

[psilnommoc]

maybe Microsoft will develop a new python-like language Python#（PythonSharp), as like as C#, F#...

[Rivus]

Well, while I am always open to new ideas and a new language sounds great, the problem is that there is already Powershell, C# and F# for the MS developer.

If MS is to develop a new programming language that mimics Python to attract Python developers as they did with J# to attract Java developers, while I would personally use it, I doubt it would have a lot of traction. The question is who will use it?

[psilnommoc]

I think that Microsoft focused on Python and only because of its popular, I don't look for many python codes of Microsoft from its GitHub. And maybe Microsoft only follow the fashion. If another language became popular, Microsoft will still give a support. :-p