Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld Shiny for Python adds chat component for generative AI chatbots “Ooh, shiny!” indeed—use the LLM back end of your choice to spin up chatbots with ease.

Microsoft has expanded Excel’s Copilot with new interactive modes, including a chat/edit switcher and a plan mode for previewing multi-step changes before execution. Updates also add Python ...

Shiny for Python 1.0 launched this week with built-in chatbot functionality. The Chat() component is aimed at making it “easy to implement generative AI chatbots, powered by any large language model ...

Microsoft has expanded Excel Copilot with new interactive editing modes, step-by-step planning, and integrated Python analysis in its April 2026 update. Users can now toggle between chat-only and ...