library for reading xls files

[Steve Bourg <darius Integrity bourg net>]

I'm looking for a library/module for reading a M$ Excel
spreadsheet.  I plan to post its cell data to a database.  I don't need
formatting, formulas, etc.  My preference is something in Python or
something easily accessible from Python.  I was hoping that someone on the
gnumeric team could point me in the right direction.

Steve Bourg