August 2026 update adds Copilot tools for change history, charts, PivotTables, Python formulas, and recent chat access.

The two worlds of Excel and Python are colliding thanks to Microsoft’s new integration to boost data analysis and visualizations. The two worlds of Excel and Python are colliding thanks to Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft's August Excel update adds Copilot-driven tools for change history, chat history, chart design, and Python analysis across platforms.

With this new feature, users can type in Python code in the Excel app. The calculations are then run on a Microsoft cloud server and are returned to the Excel app, with plots and visualizations.

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Microsoft 365 Insiders can check out a new version of Excel in Windows that now includes the Python Editor inside the app. It will also continue to be available as an add-in via Excel Labs. John ...

With the newly introduced 'PY' function, you can write Python scripts directly in cells, and the written scripts will be executed on the Microsoft Cloud and the results will be displayed in the sheet.