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Microsoft announces Python formulas in Excel... which have to get sent to the cloud (techcommunity.microsoft.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Aatube@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social

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Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the flying billionaires heads up in the clouds who don't give a fuck for life off~~the~~line

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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it was so much easier to send data to the cloud than embed a Python interpreter. 🤦

I wouldn't be surprised if there already is one in the monstrosity that is Excel

[–] lemonflavoured@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My guess is that they are seeing this as less likely to become a security hole.

[–] earthling@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. Everyone in the thread asking this question seems clueless to me. Macros are already a threat. I can’t imagine what a shitshow full on python would be.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The Python API they gave doesn't have disk access. Maybe somebody'll discover an exploit but that's for everything.