xlwings Newsletter #16

New blog posts, podcasts and videos!

March 05, 2020

In this edition of the newsletter we have something for every taste: Blog posts, podcasts and videos!

How to Manage and Release Excel files on GitHub: GitHub Actions (Part II)

It’s been a while since 

 of this blog post series. Part of the reason is that we wanted to wait with Part II until GitHub released their native continuous integration system called 

. Well, that happened in November 2019 so it’s about time we get this moving!

4 Python Libraries for Reporting and Factsheets

Python is a popular tool for all kind of automation needs and therefore a great candidate for your reporting tasks. There is a wealth of techniques and libraries available and we’re going to introduce four popular options (Pandas, Plotly Dash, xlwings and ReportLab). After reading this blog post, you should be able to pick the right library for your next reporting project according to your needs and skill set.

Un-f*ck Your Excel Spreadsheets with Python

Profitable Python is a podcast hosted by Ben McNeill. The show is devoted to the Python developers who want to meet amazing humans and take their skills to the next level. The community built around this show proudly represents integrity, unity, and leadership through self mastery. In this episode, Ben interviews Felix Zumstein, creator of xlwings.

New short videos on our YouTube channel

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so you won't miss any future videos! This time we have 3 new videos. Each of them is only 2-3.5 minutes long:

Event Calendar

  • March 24th, 2020: xlwings meetup, London. Topics: Machine Learning with Excel, Using in-memory objects to integrate Python in Excel, Deployment of xlwings powered spreadsheets

  • March 26th, 2020: xlwings meetup, NYC. Topics: Git for Excel