Embedding Python In C# Via Resources

I have been working on a problem for a while now which I cannot seem to resolve so I need some help! The problem is that I am writing a program in C# but I require a function from

Solution 1:

Lets start with the simplest thing that could possibly work, you've got some code that looks a little like the following:

// ...
py = Python.CreateEngine(); // allow us to run ironpython programs
s = py.CreateScope(); // you need this to get the variablesvar ironPythonRuntime = Python.CreateRuntime();
var x = py.CreateScriptSourceFromFile("SomeCode.py");
x.Execute(s);
var myFoo = s.GetVariable("myFoo");
var n = (double)myFoo.add(100, 200);
// ...

and we'd like to replace the line var x = py.CreateScriptSourceFromFile(... with something else; If we could get the embedded resource as a string, we could use ScriptingEngine.CreateScriptSourceFromString().

Cribbing this fine answer, we can get something that looks a bit like this:

string pySrc;

var resourceName = "ConsoleApplication1.SomeCode.py";
using (var stream = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
                          .GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
using (var reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(stream))
{
    pySrc = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
var x = py.CreateScriptSourceFromString(pySrc);