datasette 1.0a34

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Datasette 1.0a34 introduces built-in tools for inserting, editing, and deleting rows directly in the Datasette interface, a feature long overdue and inspired by Datasette Agent.

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# Release: datasette 1.0a34 Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/16/datasette/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/16/datasette/) Quoting the release notes: > The big feature in this alpha is tools to insert, edit and delete rows within the Datasette interface\. These features are available on table pages, and edit and delete are also available as action items on the row page\. [![](https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/datasette-edit-first-frame.gif)](https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/datasette-edit.gif) The inspiration for this feature \- which is*long*overdue \- was[Datasette Agent](https://agent.datasette.io/)\. I added[SQL write support](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/15/datasette-agent/)to that the other day which highlighted how absurd it was that you could insert and edit ties via the chat interface but not in the regular Datasette UI\!

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