v1.0.35

What's Changed

Major updates

Simple Async return Syntax

Simple async return type syntax is now supported. Where previously you needed to annotate a function as Coroutine[TYield, TSend, TReturn] the source generator supports simple return types, e.g.:

async def example() -> list[int]: 
   ... 

Package install API

If you need to install a single, or multiple packages at runtime using pip or uv pip you can use the IPythonPackageInstaller .InstallPackageand.InstallPackages` methods. See docs for more details

Disable Signal Handlers

Python will automatically install signal handlers to capture CTRL+C (SIGINT) or SIGTERM. There is now an extension method on IPythonEnvironmentBuilder to .DisableSignalHandlers() see docs for an example. This feature is opt-in, so the default remains that Python will handle SIGINT whilst Python has been activated. Carefully consider where in your process you want to handle SIGINT.

Better error reporting in source generation

If the source generator sees invalid syntax, it will now provide more robust and detailed reporting, see #395 for more details.

Dev Updates

• Simple async return type syntax by @tonybaloney in #484
• Run type checkers in CI by @tonybaloney in #483
• Fix reload hashes in test snapshots by @atifaziz in #487
• Start work on a roadmap document by @tonybaloney in #477
• Add .NET 10 preview 4 to test pipelines by @tonybaloney in #472
• Upgrade to the new CreateApplicationBuilder .NET Generic Host by @copilot-swe-agent in #490
• Migrate from xUnit 2.9.3 to xUnit 3 by @copilot-swe-agent in #492

Bug Fixes

• Add missing disposal of buffer exporters in proxies by @atifaziz in #488
• Discard result when function returns None by @atifaziz in #493
• Fix Python parameter parsing to reject invalid syntax by @atifaziz in #395
• Fix bug where Python arg name was used on C# side by @atifaziz in #498

New Contributors

• @copilot-swe-agent made their first contribution in #490

Full Changelog: v1.0.34...v1.0.35

v1.0.34

What's Changed

This release is mostly a bugfix release, including several optimizations to the PyBuffer implementation.

Bug fixes

• Change all spawned processes to use argument lists. Add InstallPackage to IPythonPackageInstaller by @tonybaloney in #470
• Fix memory leak in PythonRunString by @atifaziz in #458
• Fix leaks by making IPyBuffer disposable by @atifaziz in #469

Performance improvements

• Reduce allocations, leaks & decoding when embedding source by @atifaziz in #455
• Use by-ref initialisation of Py_buffer by @atifaziz in #466
• Use by-ref release of Py_buffer by @atifaziz in #467
• Make PyBuffer constructor safe by @atifaziz in #468

Full Changelog: v1.0.33...v1.0.34

v1.0.33

What's Changed

Highlights:

• Async function calls are 50-70% faster
• Loggers are no longer required when establishing environments

Performance Improvements

• Refactor to use a single event loop for coroutines by @atifaziz in #438
• Make all loggers & logging optional by @atifaziz in #446
• Improve performance with per-type overloads for PyObject.From by @atifaziz in #445

Features

• (Experimental) Optionally embed source code for modules in generated classes by @tonybaloney in #451
• Implement truthy-falsy for PyObject by @atifaziz in #437

Other

• Update test-related packages to their latest versions by @atifaziz in #439
• Fix typo in error message when configuring Conda environment by @atifaziz in #444

Full Changelog: v.1.32.0...v1.0.33

v1.0.32

What's Changed

• Async methods are now cancelleable via CancellationTokens
• A general performance guide is now available on the docs
• Optional parameters are marked as nullable even when they don't have a default value of None
• Optional returns are typed as nullable

General Improvements

• Add CancellationToken parameter to generated async methods by @atifaziz in #431
• Make generator iterator disposal idempotent by @atifaziz in #423
• Make GIL acquisition a ref struct by @atifaziz in #430
• Make coroutine task result to be just TYield by @atifaziz in #425
• Add a doc page on performance considerations by @tonybaloney in #421
• Fix optionality of function parameters & return by @atifaziz in #299

Bug fixes

• Fix CancellationToken parameters to be non-nullable by @atifaziz in #424
• Fix AsEnumerable semantics by @atifaziz in #432

Other changes

• Add a generator buffer test by @tonybaloney in #422
• Use positional ordinals consistently for tuple test data by @atifaziz in #428
• Fix typo in GIL check error message by @atifaziz in #426
• Skip C# proxies for underscored functions by @atifaziz in #427
• Remove recognition of typing.Buffer that never was by @atifaziz in #429
• Use "Basic.Reference.Assemblies" to simplify test compilation setup by @atifaziz in #262
• Use BenchmarkSwitcher in profiling project by @atifaziz in #433
• Add memory diagnoser to benchmarks by @atifaziz in #434
• Refresh doc on CancellationToken support by @atifaziz in #436

Full Changelog: v1.0.31...v.1.32.0

v1.0.31

What's Changed

This project includes experimental NativeAOT support if you use the source generator.

Performance improvements

Functions returning tuples will be 20-30% faster:

• Move known conversions to (AOT-friendly) generated code by @atifaziz in #413
• Return immortals from PyObject.From for long + BigInteger by @atifaziz in #417

Bug Fixes

• More rebust search for conda source folder by @gukoff in #391
• Fix PyObject.As for int on LP64 & LLP64 by @atifaziz in #415
• Fix formatting inconsistencies by @atifaziz in #389
• Fix FromRedistributable overload resolution error by @atifaziz in #409
• Add missing System.Threading.Tasks import in generated code by @atifaziz in #410

Other Changes

• Remove prototype warning by @tonybaloney in #411
• Refactor benchmarks into two suites by @tonybaloney in #419
• Demo AOT built project by @tonybaloney in #382
• Allow run Conda tests with Miniconda3 by @gabrielgt in #384
• Typo: imortals -> immortals by @gukoff in #392
• Use PolySharp package for poly-filling by @atifaziz in #386

New Contributors

• @gabrielgt made their first contribution in #384
• @gukoff made their first contribution in #392

Full Changelog: v1.0.30...v1.0.31

v1.0.30

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• sys.executable is now the python executable path instead of the .NET host process. Stops confusion from packages (like spacy) which assume you can call sys.executable to pip install packages. PR by @tonybaloney in #380
• Make GIL disposal idempotent once disposed by @atifaziz in #372

Improvements

• Create no window on pip and virtualenv commands by @tonybaloney in #376

Other

• Add basic tests to exercise GIL management by @atifaziz in #373
• Cleanup dependencies now that .NET 9 has hit RTM by @buvinghausen in #375

New Contributors

• @buvinghausen made their first contribution in #375

Full Changelog: v1.0.29...v1.0.30

v1.0.29

What's Changed

• Fix crash on GIL acquisition within pybind11 extensions by @tonybaloney in #369

Full Changelog: v1.0.28...v1.0.29

v1.0.28

What's Changed

.FromRedistributable() locator now has arguments for Python version (3.9-3.14), free-threaded builds and debug builds.

Other Changes

• Fix warning by @AaronRobinsonMSFT in #356
• Avoid freeze if initialization fails by @atifaziz in #360
• Allow choosing the Python version from redistrib by @tonybaloney in #365
• Remove no longer needed initialization lock by @atifaziz in #363

Full Changelog: v1.0.27...v1.0.28

v1.0.27

What's Changed

• Add support for async functions by @tonybaloney in #313
• Update versions for Python static build to 3.12.9 by @tonybaloney in #349

Full Changelog: v1.0.26...v1.0.27

v1.0.26

What's Changed

• Fix PATH path separator in package installers by @atifaziz in #336
• Add ARM64 on Windows path locators by @tonybaloney in #339
• Reduce memory load of redistributable download by @atifaziz in #342
• Allow users to run Python code from a string by @tonybaloney in #340
• Allow trailing commas in parameter list by @tonybaloney in #344
• Configure awaits in RedistributableLocator to continue on any thread by @atifaziz in #345

Full Changelog: v1.0.25...v1.0.26