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I expect this to become a compatibility nightmare in the long run, as new Python versions and library versions come and go. Also, this is cloud-only, which means your Excel documents won’t work standalone anymore. It’s a way for Microsoft to lock you in to their subscriptions.

I expect this to become a compatibility nightmare in the long run, as new Python versions and library versions come and go.

I wonder if Microsoft may eventually EEE CPython by creating their own competing implementation running on top of Excel.

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