Launch HN: Neptyne (YC W23) – A programmable spreadsheet that runs Python

Re:Launch HN: Neptyne (YC W23) – A programmable spreadsheet ... by photochemsyn on Thursday February 16, 2023 @10:37AM (#34820030)

LibreOffice Calc combined with python's pandas and numpy modules meet all needs I have for spreadsheets, with matplotlib and seaborn for visualization. The Ipython shell is the optimal IDE for this approach IMO. My desktop reference is:

"Python for Data Analysis 2nd ed" (Wes McKinney, 2018)

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Re:Launch HN: Neptyne (YC W23) – A programmable spreadsheet ... by sgt on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:49PM (#34822340)

And it's something that'll literally last forever. Not dependent on a company or pricing.

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Re:Launch HN: Neptyne (YC W23) – A programmable spreadsheet ... by anigbrowl on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:03PM (#34822646)

Somewhat same, but I'm not sure what you need Calc for, I can't remember the last time I deliberately opened a spreadsheet.

On the other hand, while Matplotlib and its ecosystem of add-ons and close imitators is fantastic, it's not friendly to most people, and making it interactive is a massive pain. If you want to wiggle sliders and watch your charts change in real time, you need to use pyplot or something instead.

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Re:Launch HN: Neptyne (YC W23) – A programmable spreadsheet ... by jackamadeo on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:42PM (#34823530)

(Neptyne cofounder here)

All great tools to be sure! I am a huge fan of numpy and pandas especially. For plotting in Neptyne I usually opt for plotly over matplotlib/seaborn. Agreed too on the shell -- that's why we built one into our product.

I am curious though, do you typically share/collaborate on these spreadsheets with others? Do you have a neat way of packaging up the spreadsheet+Python code?

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