Question

Got this code in C#:

using System;

public class Listener{
   public static void Main(){
      Console.WriteLine("Hello world...");
      Console.ReadLine();
   }
}

Tried to translate it to IronPython and compile it by ipy pyc.py /main:Listener.py Listener.py /target:exe:

from System import *

class Listener:
    def Main(self):
        Console.WriteLine("Listening")
        Console.ReadLine()

When I try to run it by ipy or directly the exe, nothing happens.

What is the problem?

Answer 1

Python does not have/require a main method (by convention entry point).

You just have to call the Main-method at the end of your .py if you want to run it.

Listener().Main()

Another way to do this is to check if you are the primary/first python file to run. This allows you to create modules which can be used/imported or run standalone:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    Listener().Main()