[IronPython] IronPython Studio question.

[Steve Holden]

Anthony Boudouvas wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> i just downloaded and installed IronPython Studio, a very impressive 
> work indeed. Is this possible to import modules like normal CPython 2.5 
> usage (modules that have nothing to do with .net stuff, like win32api or 
> PyQt, for instance) and succesfully build the project ??
>  
> I tried the following code but it says cannot import modue "win32pdh".
>  
> Thanks for any help. 
>  
Alas an extension module compiled for CPython cannot be directly 
imported into IronPython, as the object representations are so 
different. This does not apply to modules in pure Python, of course, 
which are mostly importable (the restrictions being mainly due to 
platform differences).

The team at Resolver Systems has built an interesting experimental 
mechanism for embedding CPython in the IronPython environment and having 
the two communicate. This has been demonstrated to allow some uses of 
CPython extension modules in IronPython, but there are no guarantees.

However, the functionality you seek may well be available through .NET 
features which are easily accessed from IronPython, in which case that 
would be the way to go.

regards
  Steve
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