Like Jython, IronPython is a bridge. The big use case is interoperability between Python and the .Net universe. Existing .Net assemblies can be loaded in IronPython programs using Python’s ...

Its lead developer, Jim Hugunin, joined Microsoft to advance the project after gaining fame through his creation of Jython, a Java Python implementation. Hugunin began work on IronPython with a ...

Jim Hugunin, a member of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) team over at Microsoft, has created a new MSDN video showing his full implementation of Python for .NET, deemed IronPython. This may be ...

Microsoft is moving two of its development languages -- IronPython and IronRuby -- as well as the company's Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) to an Apache open-source license, company officials ...