Reading Time: 4 minutes Many people use Python with notebooks, so let’s take a look at one possible way to enable a Jupyter external tool for Power BI Desktop. The following stepwise approach begins with simply opening Jupyter. It then…
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Python as an “External Tool” for Power BI Desktop: Part 3 – Virtual Environments and TOM Connection
Reading Time: 5 minutes In an earlier post, I introduced some possible uses for Python as an external tool for Power BI Desktop and stepped through the core setup. This post extends the basic External Tool setup found in Part…
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Python as an “External Tool” in Power BI Desktop: Part 2 – Create a PBITool.json File
Reading Time: 4 minutes In Part 1, I introduced a few possible scenarios to use Python with Power BI outside of the built-in Python visual and Python script features. This post focuses on setting up a basic external tool file…
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Python as an “External Tool” for Power BI Desktop: Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutes The July 2020 version of Power BI Desktop includes a new preview feature that allows “external tools” to more easily connect to Power BI models. Prior to July, external tools could connect to an open tabular…
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Add Intelligence to R & Python IntelliSense in Power BI
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the new features that Microsoft announced in February’s Power BI Desktop update is the Improved Python & R Script Editor. The script editor now contains the same features as the DAX editor, including IntelliSense for…
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