Editing IronPython (section)

== Examples ==
The following IronPython script manipulates .NET Framework objects. This script can be supplied by a third-party client-side application developer and passed into the server-side framework through an interface. Note that neither the interface, nor the server-side code is modified to support the analytics required by the client application.
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
from BookService import BookDictionary
 
booksWrittenByBookerPrizeWinners = [book.Title for book in BookDictionary.GetAllBooks() 
                                    if "Booker Prize" in book.Author.MajorAwards]
</syntaxhighlight>
In this case, assume that the .NET Framework implements a class, '''BookDictionary''', in a module called '''BookService''', and publishes an interface into which IronPython scripts can be sent and executed.

This script, when sent to that interface, will iterate over the entire list of books maintained by the framework, and pick out those written by Booker Prize-winning authors.

What's interesting is that the responsibility for writing the actual analytics reside with the client-side developer. The demands on the server-side developer are minimal, essentially just providing access to the data maintained by the server. This design pattern greatly simplifies the deployment and maintenance of complex application frameworks.

The following script uses the .NET Framework to create a simple Hello World message.
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
import clr
clr.AddReference("System.Windows.Forms")

from System.Windows.Forms import MessageBox
MessageBox.Show("Hello World")
</syntaxhighlight>