Python.NET, MONO and Visual Studio etc.

[Jeffrey Drake]

Just wanted to make sure you know the difference between Visual Python and
Python.Net.
Visual Python is regular python in vs.net ide, and Python.net is actual CLR.

"Ron Stephens" <rdsteph at earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3BDC5777.3873D22A at earthlink.net...
> A while back there was a discussion here about a possible Python.Net and
> related matters. I would still like to know if there is any recent
> information. Below is my perhaps faulty understanding of what's going
> on. I hope maybe others can correct and add to my comments.
>
> ActiveState has a version of Visual Studio for Python that will be
> commercially available soon, and this is pretty much a sure thing.
> Visual Studio for Python can allow a Python programmer to use the same
> VS IDE and programming environment that VB.NET and C#.NET programmers
> can use. VS.NET should be officially released real soon, I suppose VS
> for Python will follow very shortly after that. Note that this is "just"
> an IDE and programming tool-environment, and will not allow Python to
> use the CLI or VS. NET compiler.
>
> ActiveState also developed a beta version of a Python.NET that would
> allow Python to use the CLI and VS. NET compiler. This effort was led by
> Mark Hammond. However, the task is difficult and the first beta was slow
> and very feature incomplete. I believe the Perl.Net version is further
> along? I do not know if any further development work is on-going or even
> planned on Python.NET. I hope so, but I sensed a lot of doubt in the
> earlier thread on this newsgroup about the viablity of any Python.NET..
>
> And then there is Mono, the open source .NET clone led by Miguel de
> Icaza (sp?) and its home page can be found at http://www.go-mono.com/
> They seem to be making real fast progress on Mono, judging by the info
> on their web site that I follow.
>
> Can a MONO.NET be created as easily or, hopefully, even easier , than a
> MS Python.NET? Is anyone thinking of creating a Mono.NET?
>
> I think that both a MS Python.NET and an open source Mono.NET would be
> very good things for the Python community; offering yet more options for
> distributing Python programs and also giving access to yet more
> programming tools and environments. Also it would help spread the
> popularity of Python.
>
> I know that these are big projects but I wonder if anyone knows if
> anyone is doing or planning anything along these lines?
>
> If Python were supported by Jython, MS.NET, Mono, all in addition to the
> great PC, Linux, UNIX, and Mac implementations we already have, it would
> sure put Python in a strong position. Also, if Python does not take
> advantage of this route, others will. The Ruby newsgroup has had a lot
> of such discussion about a Ruby.NET (as well as a Java-Ruby version);
> and I sense that Perl.Net may be Microsoft's and ActiveStates' first
> priorities for scripting languages for .Net.
>
> By the way, I recall Alex Martelli was involved in the previous
> discussion of this topic. He is always one of my favorite posters, I
> always learn something when I read his posts, no matter what the topic.
> I have missed him lately. Does anyone know if he will be back???? Or am
> I just missing his posts? Alex, please come back....:-))))))
>
> Ron Stephens
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