Professional IronPython

1.
Create the .NET project.
2.
Right-click References in Solution Explorer and choose Add Reference from the context menu. 
You see the Add Reference dialog box.
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CHAPTER 14
InteractIng wIth the DLr
3.
Select the Browse tab and locate the 
IronPython.DLL file, as shown in 
Figure 14-1.
4.
Click OK. Visual Studio adds the 
required reference to your project.
You make use of 
IronPython.DLL
as you 
would any other .NET assembly. Simply 
add the required 
use
or 
Imports
statement 
to your code. The examples throughout the 
book tell you about these requirements for 
the individual example.
Downloading the Full DLR
If you really want to experience DLR, you 
need the complete package. The full DLR 
consists of a number of components and even the source code weighs in at a hefty 10.5 MB. You 
must build the full DLR from the source code as described in the section “Building the Full DLR” 
later in this chapter.
Before you begin the download, check out the release notes at 
http://dlr.codeplex.com/
wikipage?title=0.92_release_notes
for additional information about DLR. For example, you 
might decide to get an IronPython- or IronRuby-specific download. The full release includes both 
language products (which can be helpful, even if you use only one of them).
You obtain the full DLR from 
http://dlr.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases 
.aspx?ReleaseId=34834
. When you click the DLR-0.92-Src.zip link, you see a licensing
dialog box. Click I Agree to begin the download process.
After the download completes, extract the resulting 
DLR-0.92-Src.ZIP
file into its own folder. The 
resulting 
\Codeplex-DLR-0.92
folder contains the following items.
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