In the video the homeowner's wife stumbles in, shocked at the scene unfolding in her kitchen as the snake catcher wrangles with the python.

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If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you can access Python within Excel, and you don't need to use Python as a separate app. Instead, you can visit the Formulas tab in Excel and select the Insert ...