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Subject:    [Edu-sig] Errors in Wikipedia entry for IronPython?
From:       dblank () brynmawr ! edu (dblank at brynmawr ! edu)
Date:       2006-05-10 1:41:42
Message-ID: 34536.68.34.179.248.1147225302.squirrel () webmail ! brynmawr ! edu
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Kirby spake:

<snip>

> However, to be realistic, the current almost-out-of-beta IronPython
> requires .NET 2.0.  I'm pretty sure it doesn't run on the most current
> production version of Mono yet, although I could be wrong and would be
> happy to be corrected.

IronPython does run under Mono, at least basically, and is getting better
every week. Of course, both Mono and IronPython are changing rapidly, but
I think later this year they will both be usable together.

> http://www.mono-project.com/Mono_Project_Roadmap
>
> I could try it myself, but am steeped in Panda3D for now.
>
> I feel pretty confidant that Mono and .NET will be a cross-platform
> solution favored by many Python developers, including those looking
> for control over the kinds of OpenGL-type applications we've been
> brainstorming here on edu-sig.

I will be beginning such a project soon, and will keep you abreast of the
pros, cons, gotchas, and goodies.

-Doug

> Kirby



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