Question

I have a Iron Python script that I want to run and then have the ipy interpreter output an assembly that I can run on other machines. How do I do that? Is there a switch I can pass to ipy.exe?

Answer 1

There is a tool that ships with IronPython called Pyc or the Python Command-Line Compiler. If you installed the latest version 2.6 of IronPython, then pyc.py will be available at C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.6\Tools\Scripts or wherever you installed IronPython on your system. If you have earlier versions of IronPython then pyc.py will be available as a separate download in the samples package.

With pyc.py you can create console or Windows assemblies from your python scripts. Basic usage looks like this:

ipy pyc.py /out:myprogram.exe /main:mainfile.py /target:exe program.py support.py

The above will generate an assembly called myprogram.exe (/out) which is a console application (/target) and will execute the code in mainfile.py first (/main) and will also include code from program.py and support.py in the assembly.