[IronPython] [python] [IronPythonStudio] Namespace Classes and Assembly Files

[Michael Foord]

Pigneri, Rocco wrote:
> Dear all,
>  
> I am new to Python, IronPython, and IronPythonStudio, but so far I am 
> enjoying the functionality that IPS offers me.
>  
> One thing that confuses me, however, is the namespace classes that IPS 
> creates for me.  Let's say I create a Windows Forms project called 
> Forms with a default form called FormOne.  FormOne is created in the 
> Forms namespace while the Program.py file is placed in the Forms0 
> namespace.

This is annoying (unpythonic) but is probably due to the way the CodeDom 
works - it basically creates the equivalent IronPython to the C# it 
would generate.

>  
> I next add a new Form to the project by right-clicking on the project 
> name in the Solution Explorer, and go to Add->New Item->Windows Form.  
> I call this class FormTwo.  FormTwo is now placed in the Forms 
> namespace as well.
>  
> If I try to use the FormTwo class in the Program.py file (i.e. I would 
> rather start up with FormTwo rather than FormOne), Forms.FormTwo() 
> does not do the trick.  The debugger keeps reporting that the class is 
> not found.  This also happens if I add "from FormTwo import *" to the 
> top of the file.
>  
> What am I doing wrong here?  I feel like I should be able to reference 
> any class in an assembly/project from any class in the same 
> assembly/project.  I have been able to get this to work by changing 
> the namespace class in FormTwo.py, but I feel like that is the wrong 
> approach.

Can you post the actual error you get? The import and reference you 
posted should work, so the exact error will tell us what is going wrong.

Michael Foord
http://www.manning.com/foord

>  
> Thank you,
>  
> Rocco
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