Category Archives: Excel

Python callable arguments from Excel

Posted on 29/01/2021 by dougaj4

Many Scipy functions have “callable” arguments, i.e. functions that can be called, with the returned data used as input by the calling function. Types of callable arguments include: Functions in the active Python module Functions in any active loaded library … Continue reading →

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Python optional arguments from Excel – Part 2

Posted on 19/01/2021 by dougaj4

The previous post provided a method for using pyxll to pass optional arguments from Excel to Python whilst preserving the default values of any called Python function for arguments that were omitted in the Excel function. One condition where this … Continue reading →

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Using Python optional arguments from Excel with pyxll

Posted on 14/01/2021 by dougaj4

Python functions allow optional arguments to be specified by allocating a default value to each optional argument. The pyxll add-in allows Python functions called from Excel to work in the same way, so any argument with a default value may … Continue reading →

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Units4Excel Update

Posted on 29/12/2020 by dougaj4

As discussed here, I have updated the Units4Excel spreadsheet, with the list of non-SI units updated from the latest Wikipedia table. The EvalU user defined function (UDF) has also been modified with three output options, as shown in the screen-shot … Continue reading →

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More on RC design of circular sections

Posted on 23/12/2020 by dougaj4

Following the last post on this topic (Reinforced Concrete Design for Circular Sections to Eurocode 2) I have added provision for parabolic-linear concrete stress blocks to the ULS Design Functions spreadsheet. The Circu function in the RC Design Functions spreadsheet has … Continue reading →

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