Looking for free way to develop Excel add-ins using IronPython? [closed]

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I don't know much about VSTO or VSTA, but I think you need the full version of Visual Studio to use either one. I can't convince my boss to buy us this, but I would like to develop Excel addins in IronPython. I've looked at several tutorials that show you how interact with Excel using IronPython, but I can't find much about developing addins. Can you recommend any resources?

Is my only option making a COM addin? If so, does anybody know of any example of this using IronPython?

I'm sorry to say I can't go with any options that include spending money. I've got the free Visual Studio Shell and IronPython tools for visual studio setup for free right now.

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First, you are right, unfortunately VSTO is not supported in Visual Studio Express, the free version of VS.
Then, you may want to look into ExcelDNA. I haven't tried it specifically with IronPython, but it should work. ExcelDNA is a free library which allows you to build xll Excel add-ins and use .NET, up to version 4.

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Another codeplex project might be of help: xll.codeplex.com. It really depends on how easy it is for you to call IronPython from C++.

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Is a "plain old" VBA add-in out of the question? It's going to be smaller, quicker to implement, easier to deploy.