Google Sheets QUERY WHERE IN List: OR and MATCHES Examples
Google Sheets QUERY has no IN operator. Filter by a list using copy-ready OR, MATCHES, TEXTJOIN and NOT IN alternatives for text or numbers.
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# Turn a repetitive task into a script
from pathlib import Path
files = Path("reports").glob("*.csv")
for report in files:
clean(report)
print(f"✓ {report.name}")
# Small script. Big time saved.Google Sheets QUERY has no IN operator. Filter by a list using copy-ready OR, MATCHES, TEXTJOIN and NOT IN alternatives for text or numbers.
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