How To Read Formulas With Xlrd

I am trying to do a parser, that reads several excel files. I need values usually at the bottom of a row where you find a sum of all upper elements. So the cell value is actually '

Solution 1:

As per the link for your question,I have posted above, the author of xlrd says, 'The work is 'in-progress' but is not likely to be available soon as the focus of xlrd lies elsewhere". By this, I assume that there is nothing much you can do about it. Note: this is based on author's comment on Jan, 2011.