missing card icon on python cells

Question

the standard card icon has been replaced with PY in brackets. this is cosmetic only, i.e. all works but the icon itself is not displayed...as it is on all other reference sites/videos I see.

any ideas why? not a big deal, but would prefer to have it standard. thanks.

Answer 1

Hello Karl Morawski,

Thank you for your reply, based on your description I understand that you seem to have withdrawn from the preview programme, you can click on File -> Account -> then on the right hand side at the version information there is a hint of Beta channel or current channel, if you have already launched the Beta channel this should be the cause of the problem.   In order to help the development department understand the issue more accurately, we recommend that you post your question or idea (with as much detail as possible, including images, copy videos, etc. if convenient) on the dedicated feedback platform Ideas · Community (microsoft.com) , where a dedicated developer will follow and comment on your feedback. After sending your feedback, you can share the feedback link in this forum, so that other users with similar problems, including me, can vote for your feedback, the more votes the more likely to get the attention of the development team, thank you for your cooperation. Best regards  Isabella-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Thank you for your kind response! Specific replies are below:

• Are you using the desktop version of Excel on Windows or the web version?   desktop, full 365 package installed
• Are you on the Microsoft 365 Preview Experience programme?   indeed I had been, but now note that the check box is unchecked on Account options page I had reinstalled 365, so perhaps a change for this reason I will reengage to see if that changes anything
• Was the card icon visible before? Or has it never shown up?   it indeed had been visible, but subsequently disappeared...not sure what had been the cause

At any rate, again thanks for the reply. As previously noted, it is purely cosmetic, and all appears to work well. As such, I suspect I will just wait for the eventual update / once out of preview.

Best,
K

Answer 3

Hello Karl Morawski,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community, glad to help you.   Based on the information you have shared, I understand that you are not able to display the card icon in Excel when using Python in Excel Data Frames, and we understand your frustration.Firstly, I would like to get some details from you in order to help you better:

• Are you using the desktop version of Excel on Windows or the web version?
• Are you on the Microsoft 365 Preview Experience programme?
• Was the card icon visible before? Or has it never shown up? One thing to explain to you: if you are using Python in the web version of Excel, you need to get better performance at.If you are using the desktop version, we suggest you also try: Microsoft Edge WebView2 | Microsoft Edge DeveloperReference link: Python in Excel availability - Microsoft Support**Additionally, Python in Excel is currently in preview and subject to change based on feedback. The preview experience is planned to be a beta version of the Office functionality, and we'll be making further improvements based on user experience. It will be rolled out to Excel for Windows first from version 2406 (internal version 17726.20016), and then to other platforms at a later date. If you have tried replacing the network or restarting the New Text attempt and it still doesn't work, this may be subject to further feature improvements based on your feedback.**Refer to the support article: Python in Excel DataFrames - Microsoft SupportYou can report them by selecting Help > Feedback in Excel.We appreciate your feedback and trust that it will be brought to the attention of the developers to make Microsoft 365 even better and provide a better experience for our users.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for your understanding and support. Best wishes 

Isabella-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist