Tag Archives: Python

Python for VBA users – 3

Posted on 01/10/2013 by dougaj4

In the previous post in this series I looked at translating a routine to solve quadratic equations from VBA to Python.  Using the same process I have also created Python code to solve Cubic equations.  The only added difficulty for the … Continue reading →

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Python for VBA users – 2

Posted on 29/09/2013 by dougaj4

This post will look in more detail at translating the VBA Quadratic function (described in Python for VBA users – 1) into a Python function, linked to Excel via PyXll.  For the purposes of this exercise I created a new Python … Continue reading →

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Python for VBA users – 1

Posted on 24/09/2013 by dougaj4

Following my recent posts on some preliminary experimentation with linking Excel to Python, this will be the first of a more structured series, mainly as a reminder to myself of lessons learnt on the way, but also I hope of … Continue reading →

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Sorting with Python

Posted on 19/09/2013 by dougaj4

A previous post provided a VBA Sort function that could be used as a User Defined Function (UDF) to provide a sorted list on the spreadsheet, or called from another VBA routine to sort an array. I have just written a … Continue reading →

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Installing Python, Scipy and Pyxll

Posted on 09/09/2013 by dougaj4

I have recently been experimenting with Pyxll, which after a few initial hiccoughs is proving to be an easy and efficient way to connect Excel to Python based scientific and maths applications, such as linear algebra routines and ODE solvers.  … Continue reading →

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