Cross-Application Data Exchange using Named Pipes

This guide demonstrates how to use named pipes to exchange data between a C# application and a Python script. Named pipes provide a mechanism for inter-process communication using a server-client approach.

Prerequisites:

• .NET SDK (for the C# example).
• Python (Tested with Python 3.x).
• pywin32 library for Python, which provides an interface to many of the Windows API functions. You can install it using pip:

  pip install pywin32
  

How to use it:

• Run the C# application to start the named pipe server.

• Run the Python script. It will connect to the C# server and the two will exchange messages.

• Observe the messages each application prints. The C# application should display "Hello Back" and the Python script should display "Hello Python".

• Enjoy your cross-application data exchange!