I really don't understand why you'd use Windows for Python development unless you need to regularly use Creative Suite, mostly use Visual Studio/.NET and just do Python on the side, or for some reason play AAA games while you are working.
But you can do quite a bit from desktop application to the source of this post, DataNitro (Use Python in Excel).
> mostly use Visual Studio/.NET and just do Python on the side
I have nothing to back myself up, but I would be surprised if this is actually the case (ie most Windows users program with VS/.NET). I'd like to find out if there is any real data on this.