This Documentation is a step-by-step guide to implementing the mf-excel Python package, an Excel integration for macroframe-forecast developed by Ando et al., (2025). The package enables you to:
- Run constrained and unconstrained macroeconomic forecasts.
- Control models and constraints from Excel.
- Execute the engine via Flask (local or remote).
- Integrate seamlessly with xlwings.
For clarity and reproducibility, the examples in this guide use Visual Studio Code (VS Code) on Windows 11 as the integrated development environment. VS Code works well with Jupyter Notebook, Git Bash, Conda, and PowerShell, so the instructions demonstrate the workflow within that environment.
This guide assumes you have VS Code, Python (installed via the Anaconda distribution), and Git Bash available. If these are not installed, please consult the relevant installation resources before proceeding.
The implementation examples use Jupyter Notebook and Git Bash inside VS Code.
Disclaimer: All usual disclosures apply. This work was produced independently by the author for educational and research purposes only and does not imply affiliation with any organisation.