From ee93ac17ef7b32a296248d9a881873239dfbd003 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben McGinnes Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 10:30:51 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Added PythonNet as it's the other side of the CLR/IronPython coin. --- docs/starting/which-python.rst | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/starting/which-python.rst b/docs/starting/which-python.rst index 6d0eda5..807ba5e 100644 --- a/docs/starting/which-python.rst +++ b/docs/starting/which-python.rst @@ -94,8 +94,26 @@ an ideal choice for Windows developers. IronPython supports Python 2.7. [#iron_ver]_ +PythonNet +--------- + +`Python for .NET `_ is a package which +provides near seamless integration of a natively installed Python +installation with the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). This is the +inverse approach to that taken by IronPython (see above), to which it +is more complementary than competing with. + +In conjunction with Mono, PythonNet enables native Python +installations on non-Windows operating systems, such as OS X and +Linux, to operate within the .NET framework. It can be run in +addition to IronPython without conflict. + +PythonNet supports from Python 2.3 up to Python 2.7. [#pythonnet_ver]_ + .. [#pypy_ver] http://pypy.org/compat.html .. [#jython_ver] http://wiki.python.org/jython/JythonFaq/GeneralInfo#Is_Jython_the_same_language_as_Python.3F .. [#iron_ver] http://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/81726 + +.. [#pythonnet_ver] http://pythonnet.github.io/readme.html