{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Loads and provides a generic interface to call functions on CLR (.NET) runtime implementations from Python.","skillfed_tags":["dotnet-interop","runtime-loader"],"use_cases":["Calling .NET library functions from a Python application without manually managing CLR initialization.","Bridging Python data processing pipelines with .NET components in a mixed-language system.","Testing .NET code from Python test suites by loading the CLR runtime and invoking functions.","Wrapping .NET utilities in a Python interface for cross-platform deployment."],"what_it_does":"clr-loader is a pure Python package that abstracts the complexity of loading and interacting with Common Language Runtime (CLR) implementations from within Python code. It provides a generic interface so you don't have to handle platform-specific or runtime-specific details yourself when you need to call .NET functions from Python.\n\nThe package depends only on cffi for low-level interoperability and targets Python >=3.10. It is actively maintained and has no known vulnerabilities, though its beta status means the API may change. Use it when you need to integrate Python with existing .NET code or libraries without managing the runtime loading boilerplate yourself.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to call .NET functions from Python and want to avoid runtime-loading boilerplate. Verify the license terms first (they are not recorded in the package metadata), confirm that your target CLR implementation is supported, and ensure Python >=3.10 is available. Low install friction and active maintenance make it a reasonable choice for .NET interop."},"id":"clr-loader","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/clr-loader","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/clr-loader.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/clr-loader/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-18","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"clr_loader","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Generic pure Python loader for .NET runtimes"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3621072,"position":2555,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.1"}