Great Stuff!!! >(probably including a few specific > examples of embedding Python for .NET in a .NET application).
Cool!! :-) Guy Brian Lloyd wrote: > Hi all - > > I'm happy to announce the release of Python for .NET 1.0 RC1. > You can download it from: > > http://www.zope.org/Members/Brian/PythonNet > > Highlights of this release: > > - Implemented a workaround for the fact that exceptions cannot be > new-style > classes in the CPython interpreter. Managed exceptions can now be > raised > and caught naturally from Python > > - Implemented support for invoking methods with out and ref parameters. > Because there is no real equivalent to these in Python, methods that > have out or ref parameters will return a tuple. The tuple will contain > the result of the method as its first item, followed by out parameter > values in the order of their declaration in the method signature. > > - Fixed a refcount problem that caused a crash when CLR was imported in > an existing installed Python interpreter. > > - Added an automatic conversion from Python strings to byte[]. This > makes > it easier to pass byte[] data to managed methods (or set properties, > etc.) as a Python string without having to write explicit conversion > code. Also works for sbyte arrays. Note that byte and sbyte arrays > returned from managed methods or obtained from properties or fields > do *not* get converted to Python strings - they remain instances of > Byte[] or SByte[]. > > - Added conversion of generic Python sequences to object arrays when > appropriate (thanks to Mackenzie Straight for the patch). > > - Added a bit of cautionary documentation for embedders, focused on > correct handling of the Python global interpreter lock from managed > code for code that calls into Python. > > - PyObject.FromManagedObject now correctly returns the Python None > object > if the input is a null reference. Also added a new AsManagedObject > method to PyObject, making it easier to convert a Python-wrapped > managed > object to the real managed object. > > - Created a simple installer for windows platforms. > > > All known bugs have also been fixed - thanks to all who have sent in issue > reports and patches for past releases. > > At this point, the only thing I plan to do before a 1.0 final is fix any > new issues and add to the documentation (probably including a few specific > examples of embedding Python for .NET in a .NET application). > > Enjoy! ;) > > > Brian Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] > V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 > Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com > -- Robinson eDesign, P/F: +64 7 866 0626 Rings Beach, M: 021 238 0839 -ltd coverage RD2, E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whitianga. New Zealand -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
