minus-squareAnomalousBit@programming.devtoProgramming@beehaw.org•Microsoft Brings Python Programming To Excel, Enabling Advanced Data Analysislinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI’ve never had any issue and have used CSV for years from hundreds of sources. I prefer the “what you see is what you get” and not Excel’s “helpful” guessing at dates. Excel can’t even get it’s own shit right when it’s in XLSX: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates linkfedilink
minus-squareAnomalousBit@programming.devtoProgramming@beehaw.org•Microsoft Brings Python Programming To Excel, Enabling Advanced Data Analysislinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 years agoOr you know, use a non-proprietary format like CSV and analyze your data in any language you damn well please. linkfedilink
I’ve never had any issue and have used CSV for years from hundreds of sources. I prefer the “what you see is what you get” and not Excel’s “helpful” guessing at dates.
Excel can’t even get it’s own shit right when it’s in XLSX:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21355674/human-genes-rename-microsoft-excel-misreading-dates