[IronPython] IronPython Post 2.0 Roadmap

[Harry Pierson]

Hosting features are all done via the DLR, so that's a separate team. As for "ability to interact with the rest of the .Net framework", can you be more specific about what you're looking for in that space? What *isn't* IPy doing that you want it to?


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From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Dody Gunawinata
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:56 AM
To: Discussion of IronPython
Subject: Re: [IronPython] IronPython Post 2.0 Roadmap

For me, the main strength of IronPython is its hosting API and the simplicity of the Python language. It's pretty amazing on what combination of C# and IronPython hosting API can do - we use it from running business rules table, sending python command in a game project and powering our CMS. In our next business project, we are planning to expose a bunch of IronPython scripts to the administrator role. Yeah, it's a poor man's DSL, but it's already there and you dont' have to spend time writing all the crufts required to write a DSL.

So I'd much prefer a much stronger features in the hosting and ability to interact with the rest of the .Net framework than supporting a new version of the Python language.


Dody G.
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Dan Eloff <dan.eloff at gmail.com<mailto:dan.eloff at gmail.com>> wrote:
> There is a fair possibility that the 'community' will prefer Python 2 for
> several years (3-4 guesstimate).
>
> Michael
>
I would guess it will take less time for IronPython, because most of
the libraries don't work in ipy anyway. There's fewer things to hold
you back at the 2 level. If IronPython 3 were out right now, I'd use
it. If CPython 3 were out right now, I wouldn't.

-Dan
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