Python as VBA replacement

[Eugeni Doljenko]

Yes, topic has been discussed a lot, i know. But i wonder if someone could 
come up with mature solution.
So far i've read about writing COM servers in Python for calling them from 
VBA.
IMO it's possible to write some kind of generic COM server (because of 
Python dynamic nature)suitable to executing arbitrary Python code.
May be even more tighter integration is possible?

TIA,
Eugeni Doljenko

P.S. i'm just so tired with hand coding standart "Url decode" function, and 
searching for reasonable alternative for iconv in this crappy language of 
procedures, directives and arbitrary (!) arrays base offset (i use 0, my 
friend uses 1, why somebody will not use 2 or 3). sorry for off topic PS.