Category Archives: xlwings

Scipy Statistics Functions – coding and getting help

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

The Python Scipy library currently has 84 statistics functions.  I have now updated the xlwSciPy3 spreadsheet to access all of them directly from Excel.  The new version can be downloaded from: xlwSciPy3.zip As usual, the download includes full open-source code.  … Continue reading →

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Passing variable argument lists from Excel to Python via xlwings

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

When calling a Python function it is sometimes necessary to pass a variable number of arguments.  Examples from the xlw_Scipy spreadsheet include: Curve fitting functions, for which the functions to be fitted may have any number of arguments. The Scipy … Continue reading →

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Returning Arrays From VBA and Python

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Most  of the  user defined functions (UDFs) presented on this blog return a multi-cell array, that must be entered by selecting the output range then pressing Ctrl-shift-enter to display all the results.  This process has several inconveniencies: You need to know … Continue reading →

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More Numpy with Excel and xlwings

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

The spreadsheet presented in the last post on sorting also includes links to many other Numpy functions.  The spreadsheet and associated Python file can be downloaded from: xlNumpy.zip The Numpy functions require xlwings and Numpy to be installed, which are included in … Continue reading →

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Sorting with Python and Numpy

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

Following the previous post, lets look at sorting functions in the Numpy library. The spreadsheet xlwNumpy links to a variety of Numpy functions, including the sorting functions described below.  The spreadsheet and associated Python code can be downloaded from: xlNumpy.zip … Continue reading →

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Sorting with VBA and Python

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

This subject was last covered in March 2014.  I have now updated the Python code to work with xlwings, and the new version (including open source VBA and Python code) can be downloaded from: Sortfunc.zip. The previous version, linking to … Continue reading →

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IP2_py Update for Python3

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

The spreadsheet IP2_py provides a large number of geometric functions, including intersection points of lines, circles and planes, interpolation, rotations, and converting between coordinate systems.  Many of the functions are available in VBA and Python versions.  The Python code has now … Continue reading →

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