| Announcement ID | MC833882 | Published Date | 07-24-2024 | |
| Service | O365Client | Last Updated | 07-24-2024 | |
| Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 12-31-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | 406770 | Action Required by Date | ||
| Tags | Admin impact, New feature, User impact | |||
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| Python in Excel will be generally available from August 2024, offering Python formulas in Excel for Windows users. It includes standard compute and a self-purchase option for premium compute. Previously, it was available only to Microsoft 365 Insiders. Rollout will be completed by October 2024. Admins can manage add-on licenses. |
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In August 2023, we released Python in Excel to Public Preview for users with access to the Microsoft 365 Insiders program. With this rollout, we are making Python in Excel with standard compute generally available for all eligible users in your organization and including a self-purchase option for premium compute. Python in Excel is only available in Microsoft Excel for Windows at this time, but other platforms will follow at a later date. When this will happen:General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late August 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. How this will affect your organization:Before this rollout: Python in Excel was only available to users in the Insiders program. After this rollout Python in Excel allows you to bring the capabilities of Python directly into the Excel grid. As part of this rollout, users with access to Excel for Windows will be able to add Python formulas to their workbooks without any installation required. These Python formulas will be run by Excel in a secure container on the Microsoft Cloud with enterprise-level security as a compliant Microsoft 365 connected experience. To access Python in Excel, users must have access to Excel for Windows, and have access to connected experiences in Microsoft Office. As part of this rollout, we will also release the Python in Excel add-on license that gives users premium Python compute for faster calculation times for more powerful data analysis. Note: Some premium Python compute will be included with a user's Microsoft 365 subscription each month, giving them access to faster calculation speeds. After they have used all of their included premium compute, they can continue to use the Python in Excel feature with standard Python compute. If you would like users in your organization to get access to premium compute, you can purchase and assign them a Python in Excel add-on license in the Microsoft admin center. The Python in Excel add-on license will also be released as a self-service purchased product, which means that eligible end users will be able to request a license or purchase a license through in-app prompts in Excel. If you have disabled self-service purchases in your tenant, the end user will be able to submit a license request to you. These grouped notifications will appear in the Microsoft 365 admin center and you can manage these requests in the Requests tab on the Licenses page. The Python in Excel feature is On by default. Python formulas in an Excel workbook: What you need to do to prepare:As an admin, you still maintain visibility and control over the Python in Excel add-on licenses in your tenant. You can view licenses purchased by users in the Microsoft 365 admin center at Billing > Your Products. You will be able to take control of licenses purchased by users and manage them as you would any other license in your tenant. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
