R and Python already had access SQL Server, of course, but only if running externally, and thus transferring data queried from the SQL Server to the machine running the code. Running the code ...

SQL Server 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal release offering robust tools for developers ... Microsoft also announced the public preview of the new open-source Python driver for SQL Server, ...

Essentially, hosting Python in SQL Server may enable scenarios that were part of the vision for its hosting of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the C# and Visual Basic .NET languages ...