using python library in .net

Question

is it possible to include a library created in python/php in a .net application. In this scenario the library handles authentication for an API.

Answer 1

It's absolutely possible to use a Python script with IronPython. You'll even find that it integrates very nicely with .NET 4.0's DLR. And while 4.0 is the recommended framework, there are versions compatible with 2.0 and upwards, so the fact that you're using VS2008 isn't a problem.

There are some possibilities with PHP as well: Phalanger claims to compile PHP scripts to MSIL.