Microsoft Ships IronPython 1.0
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Microsoft has announced the release of IronPython 1.0, its implementation of the Python dynamic programming language on the .Net platform.
The Redmond, Wash., software giant released IronPython 1.0 on the company's CodePlex community source Web site on Sept. 5. Company officials said IronPython 1.0 represents a significant milestone for Microsoft's CLR by demonstrating performance and capability of a dynamic language on the .Net Framework.
In addition, IronPython offers all the benefits of integration with the .Net Framework, including language and tools interoperability, along with Python's developer productivity benefits. Plus, IronPython 1.0 enables developers to leverage improvements in the .NET Framework 2.0, such as generics and dynamic methods, the company said.