Anaconda Inc., an open ecosystem for sourcing, building, and deploying data science and AI initiatives, announced the release of Anaconda Code within its Anaconda Toolbox for Excel. This new feature ...

Anaconda Code allows local execution of Python code within Microsoft Excel. Eliminates reliance on external compute services, enhancing flexibility and control.

Python is also one of the more popular languages in Visual Studio Code, with additional tools in the Visual Studio Code extensions marketplace.

Microsoft is continuing to bang the AI drum with its developer tools, with its latest announcement that VS Code is shipping as part of the Anaconda Python distribution.