2. Programming with IronPython

c. Using .NET from Python

* Importing
How Python import corresponds/differs C# using directive.
(C# using works like Python from ... import *!)

* Assembly loading
How to load .NET assemblies, continuing the previos section.
(Include all variants of clr.AddReference* and discuss strong names?
Maybe too boring and slow-going. I will do this for impnotes though.)

* Basic class usage
Instantiating classes. Constants, fields, properties.
(Well, they all look same from the Python side, but...)

Include how .NET properties map to Python properties and descriptors?
Too arcane. Introduce GetValue/SetValue shortcut here? Maybe later.
Will be in impnotes though.

* Type conversion
How Python types are automatically converted to .NET types.
(I don't have the whole picture. Needs research.)

* Using help()
Online help. Automatically generated docstrings.

* Calling methods
Calling methods. Output and reference parameters returned as tuple.
Using clr.Reference. Boxing and value type quirk.

* More calling methods
Overloaded methods and .Overloads. Generic methods. Method call
using unbound methods. Calling explicitly implemented interface methods.
(Put GetValue/SetValue here?)

* Generics
Generic types, continuing the previous section.

* Miscellany
Namespace visibility and name collision.

* Other integrations
Iterating .NET collections. Custom indexers just work. Overloaded
operators just work. Just call the delegates. Oh you don't even need
that, just += events. Enums and type conversion.

* Exceptions
How exceptions are translated to and fro. Throwing and catching
from Python and .NET.

* Inheritance and interfaces
I don't know much about this topic.

* Arrays
Array is a generic type. Initialising with known values. Array.CreateInstance.
Usual sequence operation on arrays. (e.g. slicing) Arrays are typed, but
use Object if you don't care. Why list can't be passed to methods expecting
array. (Maybe omit that.) Multidimensional arrays. Jagged arrays.

* COM
I don't know much about this topic.

* Attributes
Say something about this if it's implemented.