[IronPython] IronPython 2.7.1 & 3.x Development

[Michael Foord]

On 15/03/2011 07:18, Vernon Cole wrote:
>
> #!/usr/bin/ipy3
>
> A shebang on the first line is the usual way of specifying which 
> scripting engine to use on a posix system. If introspection were to be 
> used to select between python versions, that would be the most obvious 
> way to do it.
>
> Windows (tm) prefers to use filename extensions, which is why .pyw is 
> used to specify a GUI program. The command shell does not open the 
> file to see what's inside AFAIK.
>
> It was suggested in the past  that .ipy might be used to specify 
> IronPython programs. If that idea were carried to its logical end, one 
> would use .ipy3w to specify an IronPython 3.x GUI script. That is a 
> bit frightening.
>
> What about the idea of a semi-standard python dispatch program which 
> lives on the search path, introspects the script, and calls the 
> appropriate engine? Perhaps it could even manage to capture tracebacks 
> sent to stderr when a script dies?
>

There has been a long discussion recently on Python-dev [1] suggesting 
the creation of exactly such a launcher program for Python on Windows. 
Mark Hammond (copied) said he would implement it. Including IronPython 
support is a fine idea.

All the best,

Michael

[1] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-March/108872.html

> --
> Vernon Cole
> (sent from my 'droid phone)
>
>> On Mar 15, 2011 3:20 AM, "Markus Schaber" <m.schaber at 3s-software.com 
>> <mailto:m.schaber at 3s-software.com>> wrote:
>> Hi, Jeff,
>>
>> Von: Jeff Hardy
>>
>>
>> > With the 2.7 out the door, it's time to start thinking about 3.x. I've
>> > created a ipy-2.7-maint ...
>>
>> Your plans sound good for us.
>>
>> But we're just releasing a product hosting IronPython 2.6.2, as we're
>> still bound to .NET 2.0 for some months, but our plans to upgrade to
>> .NET 4.0 are on the way. So we are interested in smooth migration paths
>> for our customers.
>>
>> Will it be possible to integrate / host both python 2.x (2.7.x) and 3.x
>> in the same application?
>>
>> And is there some mechanism to auto-recognize whether a Script is python
>> 2.x or 3.x syntax? Maybe some "from __future__ import Python3" or
>> something?
>>
>> If there's work needed in that area, maybe I can convince my seniors
>> that we contribute.
>>
>> (I used to work a lot with Python and contribute to free projects in
>> some of my former working places...)
>>


>> Best regards
>>
>> Markus Schaber
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