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Master Python in Excel with Anaconda’s Python in Excel Cheat Sheet

Python in Excel opens a world of possibilities, from advanced data analysis to crafting stunning visualizations—all without leaving your spreadsheet. But whether you’re just starting out or need a quick refresher, the amount of functionality can feel overwhelming. That’s why we created a handy Python in Excel Cheat Sheet. It’s designed to provide a quick […]

Introducing Enhanced Usage Insights for Anaconda Packages

At Anaconda, we continually strive to improve the user experience for our community and customers. To serve our community better, we’re introducing a new usage insights conda plugin for Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda. This update is designed to help us understand how Anaconda users interact with conda environments and packages, enabling us to enhance the […]

Unpacking Holiday Travel Trends

The travel industry is constantly changing, shaped by new technology, economic shifts, and global events. Tools like Google Flights, shifts in passenger demand, and fare changes all tell a story of how the industry adapts. In this analysis, we explore holiday air travel trends. Using data from public sources and tools like Panel, hvPlot, and […]

Open-Source AI in the Enterprise: Insights from a Survey of IT Leaders

AI and machine learning have become the engines of enterprise innovation, and open-source tools are the fuel. Whether it’s speeding up development, cutting costs, or unlocking new capabilities, open source is powering a shift in how businesses approach AI. But as these tools become more integral, they present new challenges. Companies must work to keep […]

Anaconda Available in the AWS Marketplace

We are excited to announce that Anaconda is available in the AWS Marketplace. The partnership will allow AWS users to harness the reliability and security of Anaconda Distribution and Package Security Manager, with the ease of an up-to-date AWS Machine Image (AMI). AI development requires a complex combination of software and computing power. The AWS-Anaconda […]

Serving Up Holiday Code with AI Navigator This Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving upon us, we decided to put together a fun project that showcases how you can use generative AI in your coding work. Using Anaconda’s AI Navigator for coding assistance, we’ll demonstrate how to use various prompt engineering techniques that affect both the system and the user to provide a templated experience. By the […]

November’s Numbers: U.S. Political Trends, Visualized

The 2024 U.S. presidential election offers a rich dataset for data scientists to explore. Using the open-source Python libraries Panel, hvPlot, and HoloViews we created visualizations like Sankey diagrams, heatmaps, and box charts to illustrate key political dynamics, including voter turnout, partisan divisions, and swing state competitiveness. Explore the code used to build these visualizations […]

New Release: Miniconda 24.9.2

We are excited to announce the 24.9.2 release of Miniconda, Anaconda’s miniature version of the Anaconda Distribution installer, that includes: Python – the most widely used programming language for data science and machine learning conda – the open-source, cross-platform package and environment manager Miniconda is free to download, easy to install, and comes with free […]

Anaconda Code: Create and Use User Defined Functions

We’re excited to announce a powerful new feature in Anaconda Code: Python User-Defined Functions! With UDFs, you can write Python functions and use them just like native Excel functions, bringing the full power of Python’s rich data science ecosystem directly to your spreadsheet formulas. Let’s look at a real-world example that showcases how powerful this […]