Python code will run on Microsoft’s Cloud.
  • Bloody Harry@feddit.deEnglish
    135·
    2 years ago

    Python calculations run in the Microsoft Cloud

    some functionality will be restricted without a paid license [in addition to a Microsoft365 subscription]

    saved you from premature excitement

    • Limeey@lemmy.worldEnglish
      45·
      2 years ago

      This is stupid, why can’t I just point it at my interpreter? Oh, right, money. smh

      • Steeve@lemmy.caEnglish
        41·
        2 years ago

        Think it’d actually be better than just importing your excel files to pandas or something though? If you’ve set up your own interpreter that doesn’t seem out of your skillset.

    • thehatfox@kbin.social
      19·
      2 years ago

      Unfortunately I already read the headline, is there anywhere I can offload this now unnecessary excitement?

      Python in Excel would be great, but nerfing it with some ridiculous cloud dependency is crazy. They could still paywall the feature if they really wanted while still running the Python interpretation locally.

      I suppose we should be grateful they hadn’t also stuck ChatGPT on to it too so it could (badly) write the Python for you. Tech by buzzword will be the death of us I’m sure.

    • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
      6·
      2 years ago

      Python calculations run in the Microsoft Cloud

      some functionality will be restricted without a paid license [in addition to a Microsoft365 subscription]

      saved you from premature excitement

      I knew when I saw the headline that this was going to be an example of MS doing something in a shitty way, not in an exciting way. Thank you for saving me a click.

  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    822·
    2 years ago

    Bet it’ll be their own special flavor of Python that doesn’t play nice with literally any other packages or interpreters.

    • fry@fry.gsOPEnglish
      24·
      2 years ago

      Haha, too true! They can never just give us a useful tool without “Microsoft-izing” it first

    • tool@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      2 years ago

      Bet it’ll be their own special flavor of Python that doesn’t play nice with literally any other packages or interpreters.

      It’s literally just Python and it says that it supports standard packages/modules. And Guido Van Rossum works at Microsoft now, there’s no way he would let them bastardize it, he would’ve quit before that happened.

      I don’t understand why people will find any reason to shit on anything while not even (seemingly) reading the article. If you did, I’m sorry, but it really doesn’t seem like you did.

      But yeah, fuck it, let’s rip it all out and just keep the VBA integration until the heat death of the universe.

      • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
        3·
        2 years ago

        I don’t understand why people will find any reason to shit on anything

        I can’t imagine why, either.

        Python calculations run in the Microsoft Cloud

        some functionality will be restricted without a paid license [in addition to a Microsoft365 subscription]

      • emax_gomax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        What makes you think Guido would have any degree of influence on microsofts decision here? He doesn’t get final say on business objectives, his role is to continue contributing to python while working under the Microsoft umbrella so it brings them good pr. Him leaving would hurt that PR but this is a corporation, they don’t give a sh*t so long as the green keeps rolling in. Same thing happened with John carmack and oculus/meta. Don’t trick yourself into thinking these guys are hired because the company sees them as indispensable, its just a pr act.

    • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      On the other hand, Microsoft currently employs Guido, so he might influence things to stay pure.

    • kryptonicus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      some functionality will be restricted without a paid license

      I think that’s why. But maybe I’m just overly cynical.

    • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      I’m guessing because it’s a super hacky implementation versus a full and complete one, in addition to them paywalling it behind their bullshit M365 subscription.

      • affiliate@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        this would make a lot of sense to me. the windows/office365 code base has got to look so scary on the inside. i can’t think of any other reason why windows still has two different settings applications, with the newer one sometimes opening the older one. i also can’t imagine why teams/other office apps open popups (eg when joining meetings) that prompt you to sign in when you’re already signed in.

  • Blizzard@lemmy.zipEnglish
    61·
    2 years ago

    But you can use it only if you set Internet Edgeplorer as your default browser.