Microsoft Excel Tutorial: Excel Fake Data From Python In Excel
Creating fake data with Python in Excel has never been easier! In this video, I walk you through generating random data directly in Excel using Python’s powerful capabilities. We start from a completely blank workbook, search for Python, and dive into some exciting new options like the QR code generator and random data generator. This process is amazing for anyone who needs quick, randomized data sets without leaving Excel. Just a few clicks, and you can have it all right at your fingertips!
We'll start by setting up Python to generate a sample data set, including names, cities, countries, addresses, or whatever fields you need. I demonstrate how you can adjust the data type—maybe you want a list of 20 names and countries, or even 50 rows with names, dates of birth, and full addresses. There are tons of options, and you’re in control! Plus, there’s a little trick when working with addresses that look odd due to a hidden line feed—I'll show you how to fix that so your data looks perfect.
Throughout the video, I share formatting tips, like enabling wrap text, setting row height, and aligning text to give your data a polished look. And if you're curious, you can access all the Python code in an unprotected sheet—just a quick unhide, and it’s all yours to explore. Excel is leveraging a Python library called Faker, an incredible free tool from Microsoft, to generate this realistic data with ease.
Plus, I've introduced a new membership section! By joining, you can access special perks like loyalty badges, custom emojis, members-only videos, and behind-the-scenes outtakes. Members will also get shoutouts and can join a quarterly live stream. This membership is perfect for those who want extra content or need a deeper dive into Excel tips and tricks.
Thank you for stopping by, and I hope this tutorial makes your data generation a breeze. Don’t forget to check out the membership perks, and I’ll see you next time with another great Excel tip from MrExcel!
Buy Bill Jelen's latest Excel book: MrExcel 2024 Igniting Excel
Table of Contents
(0:00) New free Fake Data Generator in Excel
(0:10) Search Templates for Python
(0:22) Generate a new workbook from Template
(0:32) Choose fields and how many rows
(0:51) Wrapping text on address field
(1:12) Unhiding the Python Code
(1:31) Faker library in Python
(1:45) Join our membership for perks
(2:07) Wrap-up
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Creating fake data with Python in Excel has never been easier! In this video, I walk you through generating random data directly in Excel using Python’s powerful capabilities. We start from a completely blank workbook, search for Python, and dive into some exciting new options like the QR code generator and random data generator. This process is amazing for anyone who needs quick, randomized data sets without leaving Excel. Just a few clicks, and you can have it all right at your fingertips!
We'll start by setting up Python to generate a sample data set, including names, cities, countries, addresses, or whatever fields you need. I demonstrate how you can adjust the data type—maybe you want a list of 20 names and countries, or even 50 rows with names, dates of birth, and full addresses. There are tons of options, and you’re in control! Plus, there’s a little trick when working with addresses that look odd due to a hidden line feed—I'll show you how to fix that so your data looks perfect.
Throughout the video, I share formatting tips, like enabling wrap text, setting row height, and aligning text to give your data a polished look. And if you're curious, you can access all the Python code in an unprotected sheet—just a quick unhide, and it’s all yours to explore. Excel is leveraging a Python library called Faker, an incredible free tool from Microsoft, to generate this realistic data with ease.
Plus, I've introduced a new membership section! By joining, you can access special perks like loyalty badges, custom emojis, members-only videos, and behind-the-scenes outtakes. Members will also get shoutouts and can join a quarterly live stream. This membership is perfect for those who want extra content or need a deeper dive into Excel tips and tricks.
Thank you for stopping by, and I hope this tutorial makes your data generation a breeze. Don’t forget to check out the membership perks, and I’ll see you next time with another great Excel tip from MrExcel!
Buy Bill Jelen's latest Excel book: MrExcel 2024 Igniting Excel
Table of Contents
(0:00) New free Fake Data Generator in Excel
(0:10) Search Templates for Python
(0:22) Generate a new workbook from Template
(0:32) Choose fields and how many rows
(0:51) Wrapping text on address field
(1:12) Unhiding the Python Code
(1:31) Faker library in Python
(1:45) Join our membership for perks
(2:07) Wrap-up
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Transcript of the video:
Fake data with Python in Excel.
This is amazing. I'm just going to start from a completely blank workbook file. New.
I'm going to search here for Python. New Python tutorial, QR code generator, random data generator. This is awesome.
Just click create. And let's say we want to generate 20 names and cities. Or take out city and put in 20 names in countries.
Or 50. Let's put in 50 and we need name, date of birth, city and country. Or instead of city and country, we want the complete address. Now, hey look, there's a gotcha here.
This looks bad. It looks like there's no space there, but there actually is. Is a carriage return or a line feed.
It's actually a line feed. So if you come here and turn on wrap text.
After you turn on wrap text, you want to do format row, auto height.
And then align top and it looks good. Alright, the amazing things here.
Notice that column A is hidden. Nothing is protected, so you can come take a look there. Also, if we go to Home, Format, Hide and Unhide, Unhide Sheet. There is all of the Python code that you can take a look at just wide out in the open. So they're using a Python library called Faker to generate all this. Beautiful, beautiful, great free tool from Microsoft. Next time you need some random data file, new search for Python, and you're good to go. Hey, what's this?
A new join button? Yeah, there's a membership section.
This'll be a special loyalty badges, emojis, members-only videos.
These are things that I just, one-off videos that I did for specific people/ Or when I screw something up, there was an outtake and shows you how to recover from the outtake.
Member shout outs. And a live stream every quarter, at least.
Check it out. Thanks.
I want to thank you for stopping by. We’ll see you next time for another net cast from MrExcel.
This is amazing. I'm just going to start from a completely blank workbook file. New.
I'm going to search here for Python. New Python tutorial, QR code generator, random data generator. This is awesome.
Just click create. And let's say we want to generate 20 names and cities. Or take out city and put in 20 names in countries.
Or 50. Let's put in 50 and we need name, date of birth, city and country. Or instead of city and country, we want the complete address. Now, hey look, there's a gotcha here.
This looks bad. It looks like there's no space there, but there actually is. Is a carriage return or a line feed.
It's actually a line feed. So if you come here and turn on wrap text.
After you turn on wrap text, you want to do format row, auto height.
And then align top and it looks good. Alright, the amazing things here.
Notice that column A is hidden. Nothing is protected, so you can come take a look there. Also, if we go to Home, Format, Hide and Unhide, Unhide Sheet. There is all of the Python code that you can take a look at just wide out in the open. So they're using a Python library called Faker to generate all this. Beautiful, beautiful, great free tool from Microsoft. Next time you need some random data file, new search for Python, and you're good to go. Hey, what's this?
A new join button? Yeah, there's a membership section.
This'll be a special loyalty badges, emojis, members-only videos.
These are things that I just, one-off videos that I did for specific people/ Or when I screw something up, there was an outtake and shows you how to recover from the outtake.
Member shout outs. And a live stream every quarter, at least.
Check it out. Thanks.
I want to thank you for stopping by. We’ll see you next time for another net cast from MrExcel.
