Iron Python : what are good uses for Iron Python

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Master Morality picture Master Morality · Dec 2, 2010 · Viewed 17.2k times · Source

I have an affinity for python, but I work in a .NET environment, so I was looking into Iron Python, and wondering what it would be used for.

Could you write an app in it? or is it for adding a scripting language to your app?

How do you guys use it?

Answer

Jon Skeet picture Jon Skeet · Dec 2, 2010

Either or both :)

I wouldn't claim to know a specific "purpose" for IronPython but it certainly can be used to write applications, and it can be used for scripting within a larger .NET application.

Aside from anything else, it's a handy way of gently easing Python developers into the world of .NET. (Why not learn C# at the same time? Come on in, the water's lovely...)

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