Compiling an IronPython code to EXE or DLL

Question

Can I compile an IronPython code to EXE or DLL in a .NET runtime?

Interjoin

possible duplicate of How do I create a .NET assembly in IronPython and call it from C#? – Salesgirl

The duplicate question is a year and a half old, and we have dynamic types in C# now. Let's keep this question open. – Leicestershire

Answer 1

Simply use clr.CompileModules in an IronPython script to convert it to a dll file. Or you can use pyc.py (found inside of your IronPythonInstallDirectory\Tools\Scripts) which can also generate an exe for you also.

Lodovico

After we obtained the dll how do we use it? ScriptEngine don't have an option to crate scope from dll. – Mellette

Answer 2

If I really, really needed that I would create a wrapper DLL/EXE in another language. The Python code can then be stored as a resource in the DLL that is loaded when the assembly is first accessed.

Bassist

Answer 3

Yes you can! I posted a Python script which can take an IronPython file, figure out its dependencies and compile the lot into a standalone binary at Ironpython 2.6 .py -> .exe. Hope you find it useful.

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