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Dec 2024
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#489: Anaconda Toolbox for Excel and mor...

MICHAEL KENNEDY
About this episode
Peter Wang has been pushing Python forward since the early days of its data science roots. We're lucky to have him back on the show. We're going to talk about the Anaconda Toolbox for Excel as well as many other trends and topics that are hot in the Python space right now. I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to the two of us exchanging our takes on the topics and trends.

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Links from the show

Peter on BSky: @wang.social
Michael on BSky: @mkennedy.codes
Michael's Curated BSky Starter List: bsky.app
Python Blsky Starter Pack List: blueskydirectory.com

Anaconda Toolbox for Microsoft Excel: anaconda.com
JupyterLite: jupyter.org
8 of the Biggest Excel Mistakes of All Time: blog.hurree.co
The Five Demons of Python Packaging PyBay talk: youtube.com
PEP 759: peps.python.org
TIOBE Index: tiobe.com
pyscript: pyscript.net
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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