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Talk Python To Me
#486: CSnakes: Embed Python code in .NET
Nov 22, 2024
In this engaging discussion, Anthony Shaw, a lead Python advocate at Microsoft and author, along with Aaron Powell, a .NET developer, dive into their groundbreaking project, CSnakes. They explore how this tool enables developers to seamlessly integrate Python into .NET applications, unlocking access to nearly 600,000 PyPI packages. The duo discusses overcoming challenges in embedding Python, performance optimization, and the exciting world of code generation and type compatibility, making .NET much more versatile for developers.
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- CSnakes allows .NET developers to seamlessly integrate almost 600,000 Python packages into their applications, enhancing functionality and flexibility.
- The project leverages Python's C API for efficient memory management, ensuring effective resource use in multi-threaded environments between both languages.
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Integration of Python with .NET
A new project called Seasnakes allows .NET developers to leverage the extensive collection of Python packages, nearly 600,000, within their existing applications. Previous attempts to integrate Python in .NET environments faced limitations, particularly with the usage of C and Rust-based libraries. Seasnakes overcomes these barriers by providing a seamless connection, enabling .NET applications to run Python functions as if they were native, thus expanding developers' options. This integration is particularly beneficial in data science, where Python's rich library ecosystem often surpasses what is available in .NET.
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