IronPython is an implementation of the Python programming language running under .NET and Silverlight. It supports an interactive console with fully dynamic compilation. It's well integrated with the rest of the .NET Framework and makes all .NET libraries easily available to Python programmers, while maintaining compatibility with the Python language.
IronPython was specially made as a codename for an alpha release of the Python programming language for the .NET platform.
Requirements:
· Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· support for loading libraries from zip archives (the zipimport module);
· the sqlite3 module;
· many improvements to the pyc.py compiler, such as the ability generate standalone executables by embedding the IronPython assemblies;
· and numerous other bug fixes.