[Python.NET] Announce: Python for .NET 1.0 RC1 released

[Guy Robinson]

Great Stuff!!!

 >(probably including a few specific
 > examples of embedding Python for .NET in a .NET application).

Cool!! :-)

Guy

Brian Lloyd wrote:
> Hi all -
> 
> I'm happy to announce the release of Python for .NET 1.0 RC1.
> You can download it from:
> 
>   http://www.zope.org/Members/Brian/PythonNet
> 
> Highlights of this release:
> 
>     - Implemented a workaround for the fact that exceptions cannot be
> new-style
>       classes in the CPython interpreter. Managed exceptions can now be
> raised
>       and caught naturally from Python
> 
>     - Implemented support for invoking methods with out and ref parameters.
>       Because there is no real equivalent to these in Python, methods that
>       have out or ref parameters will return a tuple. The tuple will contain
>       the result of the method as its first item, followed by out parameter
>       values in the order of their declaration in the method signature.
> 
>     - Fixed a refcount problem that caused a crash when CLR was imported in
>       an existing installed Python interpreter.
> 
>     - Added an automatic conversion from Python strings to byte[]. This
> makes
>       it easier to pass byte[] data to managed methods (or set properties,
>       etc.) as a Python string without having to write explicit conversion
>       code. Also works for sbyte arrays. Note that byte and sbyte arrays
>       returned from managed methods or obtained from properties or fields
>       do *not* get converted to Python strings - they remain instances of
>       Byte[] or SByte[].
> 
>     - Added conversion of generic Python sequences to object arrays when
>       appropriate (thanks to Mackenzie Straight for the patch).
> 
>     - Added a bit of cautionary documentation for embedders, focused on
>       correct handling of the Python global interpreter lock from managed
>       code for code that calls into Python.
> 
>     - PyObject.FromManagedObject now correctly returns the Python None
> object
>       if the input is a null reference. Also added a new AsManagedObject
>       method to PyObject, making it easier to convert a Python-wrapped
> managed
>       object to the real managed object.
> 
>     - Created a simple installer for windows platforms.
> 
> 
> All known bugs have also been fixed - thanks to all who have sent in issue
> reports and patches for past releases.
> 
> At this point, the only thing I plan to do before a 1.0 final is fix any
> new issues and add to the documentation (probably including a few specific
> examples of embedding Python for .NET in a .NET application).
> 
> Enjoy! ;)
> 
> 
> Brian Lloyd        brian at zope.com
> V.P. Engineering   540.361.1716
> Zope Corporation   http://www.zope.com
> 

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