[IronPython] IronPython support In Visual Studio 2005 April VSSDK?

[Dino Viehland]

The two files that you see is being done through partial class support which is a language feature that both C# & VB support.  Python doesn't have such a feature, and so we've been discussing internally ways we could do this - unfortunately we haven't come up with the ideal solution yet.

Ultimately we want to have a very similar experience to C# & VB, but it certainly may not be the same.  I believe our next round of VS integration work will enable the drop-down list for types & members.  Debugging should work today, although you won't get the greatest display for your locals or classes always - but you can at least step through.  I don't believe we have any specific plans to improve debugging immediately.

You should be able to place your code anywhere in Form1.py.  The CodeDom parser should just merge generated code in along w/ your code.  If you run into any issues there let us know J.

Is the issue w/ the code the one Vagmi pointed out (types in types)?  This should work.  One suggestion would be to look in the Data property of the exception, and find the Python version of the exception - it may contain more meaningful information.


From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Lesley & Mitch Barnett
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:02 AM
To: users at lists.ironpython.com
Subject: [IronPython] IronPython support In Visual Studio 2005 April VSSDK?

Hi, using the April 2005 VSSDK, I am able fire up a new Visual Studio PythonProject (Experimental Hive) using the Windows Application template.  I can drag and drop UI controls from the Toolbox onto the design surface.  However, I notice the IronPython code being generated for both the designer and the form is placed in a single file called Form1.py.  In a C# WinForm project, the code is separated into 2 files, Form1.cs and From1.Designer.cs.

Is the plan to have IronPython fully integrated into Visual Studio in the same way as a C# project, including drop down list for types and members in the code editor?  What about debugger support?

I ask this as I am trying to build a simple IronPython Windows app and while being new to the Python language I am also finding it difficult to figure out exactly where I put my code in Form1.py cause the both the design code and "regular" code are in one place instead of separated as in a C# project.

Finally, I cannot get some simple code to work as it throws an exception, "A first chance exception of type IronPython.Runtime.ArgumentTypeException' occurred in IronPython.dll.  When I set the breakpoint to step through the code I get into disassembly and I am not good at reading IL.  Then the program aborts with the error above.

My project is real simple, has a Windows form and a listBox control.  All I am doing is using System.Reflection to GetTypes from a DLL and put them in a listBox.

In C# it looks like:

private void GetMyTypes()
        {
            Assembly myAssembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom("mapack.dll");
            Type[] types = myAssembly.GetTypes();
            foreach (Type type in types)
            {
                listBox1.Items.Add(type);
            }
        }

In IronPython:


 def GetMyTypes():
     myAssembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom("mapack.dll")
     types = myAssembly.GetTypes()
     for types in types:
       _listBox1.Items.Add(types)

In both cases, the method is being called right after InitializeComponent()

Any ideas as to why this IronPython code won't run?

Thanks in advance,

Mitch
http://softwareindustrialization.com<http://softwareindustrialization.com/>




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