IronPython-0.6 For .NET/Mono Debuts

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday July 28, 2004 @05:42PM from the trouser-python dept.

Sunspire writes "IronPython, a Python implementation for the .NET and Mono platforms, has just released its latest version, IronPython-0.6. Touted features include speed, with IronPython being supposedly faster than the native C version of Python, and CLR integration giving full access to the .NET and Mono libraries while still being fully dynamic like regular Python. Is Python, Mono and GTK# the new killer combo for rapid Linux desktop application development?" We previously covered IronPython back in May.

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Re:Dear god why? by bdash · 2004-07-28 20:14 · Score: 4, Interesting

The reason that Python on .NET is of interest is due to past research implying that the CLR is not a suitable environment for dynamic languages. IronPython shows that it this is not the case, and that in many situations the generic CLR may provide faster execution times than language-specific virtual machines.