The tool, Copilot in Excel with Python, is currently in public preview. The welcome addition forms part of a much broader strategy that Microsoft is currently rolling out, which it calls ‘Wave 2’.

If you’ve been feeling constrained by Microsoft ... video for Python in Excel. The only potential limitation is that everything runs in the cloud—you won’t have any access to local ...

Because of restrictions on Microsoft Store apps, Python scripts may not have full write access to shared locations such as TEMP and the registry. Instead, it will write to a private copy.

As the Python scripts will run in an isolated container, they will not have access to any local resources, including the local network, computer, files, and a Microsoft 365 authentication token.

The Microsoft CEO said the company was seeing mixed results in AI-generated code across different languages, with more progress in Python and less in C++. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott previously said ...

Microsoft has announced ... to boost productivity to giving workers access to advanced tools that can be controlled through natural language input. Python integration will allow workers to perform ...