Integrating Python into the CLR with Python for .NET
summary
Demonstrates that pythonnet actually embeds CPython into the CLR so C# can host a real Python engine; shows installation with pip install pythonnet, runtime access via import clr and assembly loading with clr.AddReference("System.Windows.Forms"), and examples calling System.Drawing.Point, writing files, using generics, hooking delegates/events, and converting types automatically. Presents a working C# REPL that creates a PyDict, imports random, executes scripts, and notes that GIL blocks true multithreading though C extensions are supported.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to Python/CLR
- 4:14Microsoft and open source
- 5:31Presentation overview
- 10:32Speaker introduction
- 12:16Python.NET vs IronPython
- 14:15Technical implementation
- 16:02Getting started with setup
- 17:53Working with .NET classes
- 20:17Generics and properties
- 22:19Iterating collections
- 23:25Delegates and events
- 25:05Handling events
- 26:40Building a custom REPL
