PythonLoader

PythonLoader is a simple example of using the fantastic Python.NET library on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Usage

Two .cs files are present in this code: ProgramNoVenv.cs and ProgramVenv.cs. The first does not use virtual environments, whereas the second one does.

Set either file's entrypoint to Main, build, and then run. For the virtual environment version, a virtual environment will be created in bin/Debug/net8.0/venv, and will be reused on subsequent invocations.

Helpful Links

The following links were helpful in writing this example and are here for your reference:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78531348/python-net-issue-working-with-modules-on-ubuntu-22-04-but-works-on-windows-11/78550509#78550509
• https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72719556/how-to-add-virtualenv-to-pythonnet
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21240653/how-to-install-a-package-inside-virtualenv
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8055371/how-do-i-run-two-commands-in-one-line-in-windows-cmd