I have seen some tomfuckery in my time, but this one is absolutely baffling.

#Excel

@Rhodium103 I'll admit that looks weird, however the reason for running the Python in the cloud is so that a Python payload can't maliciously access resources on your computer, install malware, or otherwise pose a security risk to your assets. Like most security issues, it is a trade-off.

@VisualStuart @Rhodium103 Did anyone explain the need for Python in Excel to begin with?

I'm still waiting to see the reasoning behind it

@hu_logic @Rhodium103 Architect John Lam explains some of the reasoning for this feature in his LinkedIn post, and the linked article.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7099776889065537536
John Lam posted about Python in Excel is now a thing! A project of a lifetime. | LinkedIn

Python in Excel is now a thing! 1,464 days ago, I met Keyur Patel and Shaofeng Zhu in a conference room in Building 17. They showed me a Hackathon project that… | 14 comments on LinkedIn