I've looked into it, but went with Python instead, since it allows easier access to get through proprietary single-sign-on stuff that sits in the way of getting

I've looked into it, but went with Python instead, since it allows easier access to get through proprietary single-sign-on stuff that sits in the way of getting data. Plus I don't need to worry about when I need to drop down to screen scraping, or build up into a web interface—much nicer to just share modules between everything.