Re: IronPython from other languages

Paul Prescod wrote:
> Note that there are a few big issues that Jim Hugunin has not figured
> out in IronPython:
>
>   * How to interoperate with other dynamic languages?
>   * How to most effectively expose Python code to other CLR languages?
>
> If Prothon is going to run on the CLR those would be areas of
> research. Jython could of course provide hints.

He also has a way to go with regular Python:

>>> def f():
...         print x
...
>>> x = 1
>>> f()
1
>>> f.y = 1
System.Exception: no slot y

IronPython isn't quite as dynamic as regular Python.