Professional IronPython

Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI): There wasn’t an IronPython version of the WSGI 
until Jeff Hardy (
http://jdhardy.blogspot.com/
) put one together. The NWSGI (.NET 
Web Server Gateway Interface) provides the functionality you need to provide full WSGI
support in your IronPython application. Download this extension at 
http://nwsgi 
.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=36268
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ASP.NET Dynamic Language Support: You’ll probably want to try IronPython with ASP.NET 
at some point. Fortunately, you can get the information and software you need to perform
the task at 
http://www.codeplex.com/wikipage?ProjectName=aspnet& 
title=Dynamic Language Support
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You may have found that Visual Studio isn’t precisely hospitable toward 
IronPython. Fortunately, you can find some Visual Studio extensions that
make the life of an IronPython developer easier at 
http://jdhardy.blogspot 
.com/2009/11/ironpython-extensions-for-visual-studio.html
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Some CPython extensions are must haves. Here’s a list of extensions that you might want to get for 
your IronPython configuration with suggestions on how to make them work.
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numpy.py
 and 
scipy.py
: The original 
numpy
(
http://numpy.scipy.org/
) and
scipy
(
http://scipy.org/
) combination provides the resources needed for scientific numeric 
computations. You can download the 
numpy
extension and associated 
scipy
tools from 
http://scipy.org/Download
. You need to use IronClad to make these extensions work.
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pygames: If you ever thought you’d like to perform game development using IronPython, you 
can do it using pygames, which is more like an entire platform than a single module. Learn 
more about pygames at 
http://www.pygame.org/news.html
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