[Python.NET] Major speed change old 2.5 -> latest 2.5 build

[Craig Farrow]

Hi,

I'm accessing a database through a .NET DLL and I noticed that the 
initial open/load function is taking 20 times as long in Python.NET 2.6 
as it is in my Python.NET 2.5.

When I went to check on what 2.5 version I was using I found a newer one 
on sourceforge; well using pythonnet-2.0-alpha2-clr2.0_py25.zip is 
giving the same slow speeds as the 2.6 & 2.7 versions I was trying. The 
2.5 that is giving me fast times (0.8 - 1.2 seconds) versus (18-24 
seconds) I got a few years ago in a package called 
'pythonnet-2.0-alpha2.zip' that contained directories for 2.4 & 2.5, 
UCS2 & UCS4; the Python.Runtime.DLL is dated 6 Sep 2007.

Any idea why the speed difference? And is it possible to get back to the 
fast version for 2.6 & 2.7?

I'm running Windows 7, 32 bit.

Thanks,

Craig.