IronPython Tools forVisual Studio 2010 IronPython Tools for Visual Studio 2010

IronPython is an open-source implementation of the Python programming language which is tightly integrated with the .NET Framework. IronPython can use the .NET Framework and Python libraries, and other .NET languages can use Python code just as easily.

Why IronPython?

IronPython is an excellent addition to the .NET Framework, providing Python developers with the power of the .NET framework. Existing .NET developers can also use IronPython as a fast and expressive scripting language for embedding, testing, or writing a new application from scratch.

The CLR is a great platform for creating programming languages, and the DLR makes it all the better for dynamic languages. Also, the .NET framework (base class library, presentation foundation, Silverlight, etc.) gives developers an amazing amount of functionality and power.

Announcements

July 16, 2010

IronPython 2.7 Alpha 1 was released, supporting Python 2.7 features and now being licensed under the Apache License (Version 2).

April 12, 2010

IronPython 2.6.1 Final was released, supporting both .NET 2.0 SP1 and .NET 4.0 RTM.

December 11, 2009

IronPython 2.6 Final our latest the first stable release of IronPython 2.6, was released.

November 18, 2009

See Dino Viehland's talk at PDC 2009 on utilizing Python from statically typed .NET languages such as C# here

October 21, 2009

IronPython 2.6 for .NET 4.0 Beta, an IronPython 2.6 offshoot designed to run under the DLR distributed with .NET 4.0 Beta 2, was released.

August 2009

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