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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am running into a frustrating exception. When attempting
to instantiate a class with an argument that is an instance of a different
class from a separate assembly, I receive an unhelpful type error from the
IronPython interpreter:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:Consolas'>TypeError: expected XYZPositioner, got XYZPositioner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Both assemblies were loaded using
clr.AddReferenceToFileAndPath. I have tried to confirm the type of the object I
am passing as an argument to the constructor:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:Consolas'>» A<span style='color:teal'>.</span>GetType<span
style='color:teal'>()</span> <span style='color:teal'>==</span> Target<span
style='color:teal'>.</span>Devices<span style='color:teal'>.</span>XYZPositioner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:Consolas'>True<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is there any way to get more information about the error? (The
message reminds me of my days working in OCaml, where all of the error messages
were translated from French grammar and it was never clear how to differentiate
the object from the subject)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Matt Bakalar<o:p></o:p></p>
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