See my other comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1885543 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1885543) - I use Excel+Python all the time, and yes, it's

See my other comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1885543 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1885543) - I use Excel+Python all the time, and yes, it's freakin' awesome.