IronPython 2.7.4 Released

[Jeff Hardy]

On behalf of the IronPython team, I'm happy to announce the final
release of IronPython 2.7.4[1]. This release includes everything from
IronPython 2.7.3 and earlier. Like all IronPython 2.7-series releases,
.NET 4 is required to install it. Installing this release will replace
any existing IronPython 2.7-series installation. Assemblies for
embedding are provided for .NET 3.5, .NET 4, .NET 4.5, and Silverlight
5.

IronPython is an implementation of Python that targets Microsoft's
.NET Framework and the open-source Mono framework. It aims to be as
compatible as possible with Python 2.7 while taking advantage of the
.NET Framework's capabilities. It is also easily embedded in .NET
applications to provide scripting capabilities.

Improvements in IronPython 2.7.4 are mainly a collection of bug fixes,
many of which are directed at getting IPython working. Specific
improvements include:

* Many fixes to the ast module (thanks to Pawel Jasinski)
* A bunch of fixes to locale and tty handling (also courtesy of Pawel)
designed to get IPython working.
* .NET 4.5 builds, courtesy of Aleksander Heintz
* Other fixes from Michael van der Kolff, Fraser Tweedale, and Igor (WildOgr)
* A bunch of small fixes backported from the master branch

Android and Silverlight 4 assemblies have been dropped from this
version. The Android assemblies need some more work to be usable with
Xamarin.Android, and Silverlight 4 is just plain dead.

For Visual Studio integration, check out Python Tools for Visual
Studio which has support for IronPython as well as CPython, and many
other fantastic features.

IronPython 2.7.4 is also available for embedding via NuGet. The main
package is IronPython, and the standard library is in
IronPython.StdLib.

- Jeff

[1] https://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/90087