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The pandas melt tag on WindowsForum.com covers the pandas melt() method as it appears in practical data-reshaping discussions, most notably through Python in Excel. The tagged thread shows how melt() converts a wide Excel table into pivot-ready rows by turning repeating month, quarter, or category columns into two fields: one holding the former headers and one holding their values. Because Microsoft's Python in Excel runs calculations in a secure Microsoft Cloud runtime and can return ordinary Excel values, the technique suits Microsoft 365 users who receive read-oriented reports and need analysis-ready data without leaving the workbook.
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    Python in Excel Unpivots Wide Tables into Pivot-Ready Rows

    How-To Geek’s demonstration of reshaping a wide Excel table with two lines of Python is technically sound, and it points to a useful shortcut for Microsoft 365 users who receive reports built for reading rather than analysis. The formula uses pandas’ melt() method to turn repeating month...