[IronPython] Compilation and ipy.exe

[Douglas S. Blank]

On Fri, February 15, 2008 11:38 am, Pigneri, Rocco said:
> Michael,
>
> Ironically, I actually saw that example yesterday, but I wasn't sure if
> I should use it since FePy is another implementation of CPython.  I'll
> give that another look today.  Do you know if it will work in IronPython
> unchanged?

Rocco,

FePy is *not* another implementation of CPython. There isn't much text on
http://fepy.sourceforge.net/ but it does say:

"FePy project aims to provide enhancements and add-ons for IronPython, an
implementation of Python programming language."

-Doug


> Thank you,
>
> Rocco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com
> [mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Michael Foord
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:32 AM
> To: Discussion of IronPython
> Subject: Re: [IronPython] Compilation and ipy.exe
>
> Pigneri, Rocco wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Is there a way to make IronPython import module files with extensions
>> other than "py"?  For example, I would like to be able to name a file
>> "foo.ipy" to indicate that it's an IronPython file that is dependent
>> upon .NET.  I would then like to import it using "import foo" without
>> having to override __import__--that sounds like a lot of work just to
>> add an extension :-(.
>>
>> The goal of this is to be able to easily differentiate files that are
>> pure-CPython but used by IronPython from those are cannot run without
> it.
>
> You can install import hooks to customize the import process. This is
> just as much work (more) as overriding '__import__' but looks 'seamless'
>
> in code that uses it.
>
> Unfortunately import hooks don't seem to work very well in IronPython 1
> but I think they work better in IronPython 2. There is an example of an
> import hook in FePy for using C extensions from IronPython - it installs
> a hook that lets you import '.pyd' files.
>
> Michael
> http://www.manning.com/foord
>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rocco
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