Tag Archives: Python

Linking to Python help from Excel

Posted on 06/11/2022 by dougaj4

The py_Numpy spreadsheet presented in the previous post has been updated: A large number of Numpy functions added. Return function help documentation to the spreadsheet for a selected function. View Numpy on-line documentation from the function Wizard. The new version … Continue reading →

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Working with Python polynomials from Excel

Posted on 22/10/2022 by dougaj4

Python polynomial functions have several features that require manipulation of data passed from Excel: In Python polynomial coefficients are listed in order of increasing powers of x (a + bx + cx^2 …), but they are more usually listed with … Continue reading →

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3D plots with the latest Matplotlib

Posted on 30/09/2022 by dougaj4

Installing Python on a new computer, I found I had to downgrade Matplotlib to release 3.5.2 to get my 3D plotting functions to work. Further investigation found that the problem was the Axes3D function. Changing:     ax = axes3d.Axes3D(fig)to: … Continue reading →

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Installing Python and pyxll from scratch

Posted on 26/09/2022 by dougaj4

Updated 28th September 2022. Matplotlib latest version OK. I recently installed Python and pyxll (plus the required additional libraries) on a new computer, which raised a few problems with incompatible versions, so here is a summary of what worked (as … Continue reading →

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Installing PyPardiso and speed of Scipy spsolve

Posted on 12/06/2022 by dougaj4

I recently upgraded to Python 3.10, and because of some problems with my previous installation I decided to do a complete new installation using pip, which required installation of all the libraries needed for my various programs. For my linear … Continue reading →

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