Compiling an IronPython code to EXE or DLL

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

possible duplicate of [How do I create a .NET assembly in IronPython and call it from C#?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/561509/how-do-i-create-a-net-assembly-in-ironpython-and-call-it-from-c) — Darin Dimitrov, Nov 10 '10 at 18:21
The duplicate question is a year and a half old, and we have dynamic types in C# now. Let's keep this question open. — Robert Harvey, Nov 10 '10 at 19:26

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 23 '16 at 10:21

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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.

edited Jun 23 '16 at 10:21

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answered Nov 10 '10 at 22:53

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After we obtained the dll how do we use it? ScriptEngine don't have an option to crate scope from dll. – ozgur Apr 30 '16 at 11:03

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 10 '10 at 19:12

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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.

answered Nov 10 '10 at 19:12

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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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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answered Mar 07 '12 at 21:14

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Compiling an IronPython code to EXE or DLL

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