Tag Archives: SciPy

Scipy-statistics with all distributions

Posted on 17/05/2026 by dougaj4

Following the previous post the Scipy statistics functions have been updated to include all the distributions, including the discrete distributions. The input to the distribution functions has also been updated to allow arrays to be transferred either as Excel ranges … Continue reading →

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Transferring different data types to/from Python with pyxll

Posted on 12/05/2026 by dougaj4

When a user defined function (UDF) is created in Excel with Python and pyxll the data type of each argument can be specified, either in the @xl_func decorator, or with a separate @xl_arg decorator for each argument. I prefer the … Continue reading →

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Scipy-statistics with distributions

Posted on 01/05/2026 by dougaj4

The Scipy statistics functions last presented here have now been updated with the addition of links to the numerous distribution functions. The py_Stats spreadsheet, with associated Python code in PythonStatsFuncs3.py and pyScipy3.py, and also minor updates to the pyNumpy.py code, … Continue reading →

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Alternative iterative solvers

Posted on 03/03/2026 by dougaj4

This post looks at alternative solutions to a problem posted on Quora: How can 2^x = 10x be solved? One of the alternatives requires a new function linking to Scipy that has been added to the pyScipy module, that can be downloaded … Continue reading →

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Long integers in Python and Excel and py_Fact

Posted on 27/08/2025 by dougaj4

I have added a new py_Fact function to the py_Scipy module, that returns the factorial of an integer as a float if it is up to 15 digits long, or a string for longer numbers. The revised code, and the … Continue reading →

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