pythonnet - Python.NET
Python.NET is a package that gives Python programmers nearly seamless integration with the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) and provides a powerful application scripting tool for .NET developers. It allows Python code to interact with the CLR, and may also be used to embed Python into a .NET application.
Calling .NET code from Python
Python.NET allows CLR namespaces to be treated essentially as Python packages.
import clr
from System import String
from System.Collections import *
To load an assembly, use the AddReference function in the clr module:
import clr
clr.AddReference("System.Windows.Forms")
from System.Windows.Forms import Form
Embedding Python in .NET
All calls to python should be inside a using (Py.GIL()) {/* Your code here */} block.
Import python modules using dynamic mod = Py.Import("mod"), then you can call functions as normal, eg mod.func(args).
Use mod.func(args, Py.kw("keywordargname", keywordargvalue)) or mod.func(args, keywordargname: keywordargvalue) to apply keyword arguments.
All python objects should be declared as dynamic type.
Mathematical operations involving python and literal/managed types must have the python object first, eg. np.pi * 2 works, 2 * np.pi doesn't.
Example
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (Py.GIL())
{
dynamic np = Py.Import("numpy");
Console.WriteLine(np.cos(np.pi * 2));
dynamic sin = np.sin;
Console.WriteLine(sin(5));
double c = np.cos(5) + sin(5);
Console.WriteLine(c);
dynamic a = np.array(new List { 1, 2, 3 });
Console.WriteLine(a.dtype);
dynamic b = np.array(new List { 6, 5, 4 }, dtype: np.int32);
Console.WriteLine(b.dtype);
Console.WriteLine(a * b);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
Output:
1.0
-0.958924274663
-0.6752620892
float64
int32
[ 6. 10. 12.]
Resources
Information on installation, FAQ, troubleshooting, debugging, and projects using pythonnet can be found in the Wiki:
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