I was wondering if there was a way that you could get init code to run upon importing a .NET assembly using clr.AddReference(), in the same way that importing a python file executes the init.py code that resides in the same directory. Thanks in advance!
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It's not possible from clr.AddReference, as far as I know.
If your assembly has an IronPython module, you can run code when it is imported (a la __init__.py). An IronPython module is pretty simple to set up:
[assembly: PythonModule("mymodule", typeof(MyModule))]
public static class MyModule
{
[SpecialName]
public static void PerformModuleReload(PythonContext/*!*/ context, PythonDictionary/*!*/ dict) {
// module initialization code
}
// variables, functions, classes, etc. that appear in the module
}
Don't get confused by the "Reload" part of the name; it's called when the module is loaded as well as every time it is reloaded.
If your assembly will be used outside of IronPython, you can put this module in a separate assembly that references your original module. If you want some examples of how to write modules, check out the source to the IronPython.Modules project on http://ironpython.codeplex.com.
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It is not possible.
The only way is to change the clr.AddReference method. As IronPython is open source it should be easy.
