Interested in learning Python? Jack Wallen takes you through your first steps in building a simple application to take user input and write it to a file.

While a programmer can enter Python programming in any text editor, such as Notepad, actually executing a Python script occurs by invoking the interpreter in some fashion.

Users will be able to enter Python code directly into cells using the new =PY function, as Python will be integrated directly into the Excel grid, with no need to install additional software.

With native Python integration with Excel, users will be able to use the new “PY” function to input Python code directly into Excel cells.