Ironpython in Action

494 Pages·2009·14.19 MB·English

by  Michael J. Foord

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Michael J. Foord
Christian Muirhead
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IronPython in Action
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IronPython
in Action
MICHAEL J. FOORD
CHRISTIAN MUIRHEAD
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brief contents
P 1 G I P ................................... 1
ART ETTING STARTED WITH RON YTHON
1 ■ A new language for .NET 3
2 ■ Introduction to Python 29
3 ■ .NET objects and IronPython 62
P 2 C ....................................... 79
ART ORE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES
4 ■ Writing an application and design patterns with
IronPython 81
5 ■ First-class functions in action with XML 110
6 ■ Properties, dialogs, and Visual Studio 133
7 ■ Agile testing: where dynamic typing shines 157
8 ■ Metaprogramming, protocols, and more 183
P 3 I P .NET.................................. 215
ART RON YTHON AND ADVANCED
9 ■ WPF and IronPython 217
10 ■ Windows system administration with IronPython 244
11 ■ IronPython and ASP.NET 273
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viii BRIEF CONTENTS
12 ■ Databases and web services 299
13 ■ Silverlight: IronPython in the browser 329
P 4 R I P ................................... 357
ART EACHING OUT WITH RON YTHON
14 ■ Extending IronPython with C#/VB.NET 359
15 ■ Embedding the IronPython engine 386

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contents
foreword xvii
preface xx
acknowledgments xxii
about this book xxiii
P 1 G I P ................... 1
ART ETTING STARTED WITH RON YTHON
1 A new language for .NET 3
1.1 An introduction to IronPython 5
What is IronPython? 6 ■ A brief history of IronPython 9
IronPython for Python programmers 11 ■ IronPython for .NET
programmers 13
1.2 Python on the CLR 15
Dynamic languages on .NET and the DLR 15 ■ Silverlight: a new
CLR 18 ■ The Python programming language 20 ■ Multiple
programming paradigms 22
1.3 Live objects on the console: the interactive interpreter 23
Using the interactive interpreter 23 ■ The .NET framework:
assemblies, namespaces, and references 25 ■ Live objects and the
interactive interpreter 25 ■ Object introspection with dir and help 27
1.4 Summary 28
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