[Ironpython-users] scope get/set variable and invoking python function

[Bill]

I am having a problem in ironpython 2.7.2.1 with executing a python
function that changes variables set in the scope via SetVariable. The
problem is these variables are never actually updated on the c# side
after the python function executes. Here is a couple different
examples, all of which don't work:

The python code:

def TestFunction():
    Test1 = 4

The c# code:

Example 1:

ScriptEngine sEng = Python.CreateEngine();
ScriptScope scope;
dynamic fHand;

scope = sEng.Runtime.CreateScope();

scope.SetVariable("Test1", 0);

fHand = sEng.ExecuteFile("c:\test.py"); // Contains python code listed above
if (scope.ContainsVariable("TestFunction"))
    fHand.TestFunction();

int result = scope.GetVariable<int>("Test1"); // This is still set to
0 when it should be set to 4 now.

Example 2:

ScriptScope scope = Python.CreateRuntime().UseFile("c:\test.py");
dynamic fHand = scope;
scope.SetVariable("Test1", 0);

if (scope.ContainsVariable("TestFunction"))
    fHand.TestFunction();

int result = scope.GetVariable<int>("Test1"); // This is still set to
0 when it should be set to 4 now.


What am I missing here? Is it really that python functions cannot
update variables set in the scope? Python code outside of functions
are able to update them without any issues.