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.

Unlike SQL Server, Access also offers a variety of development tools and controls for building a flexible and easy-to-use end product. Lots of developers depend on Access to build their front-end ...

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 ...