[New article]: Article for incoming Python support in .NET Aspire 8.1

[mitchdenny]

Proposed topic or title

Build .NET Aspire apps with Python

Location in table of contents.

Getting started (similar to Node.js, but suggestions welcome)

Reason for the article

In .NET Aspire 8.1 we are adding support to start Python executables as a first-class API. This is the PR:

https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/pull/4142

Article abstract

Basically, the same as the Node.js application but for Python instead.

Relevant searches

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[jamesmontemagno]

I wonder if this doc and also the Node.js/npm doc should live under orchestration and be more pointed:

Add a Node.js app Add a npm app Add a Python app

Something like that?

[davidfowl]

Yes that would be ideal. Do we put it under frameworks? Other languages? What’s a good TOC?

[jamesmontemagno]

It could be

• App Host (Orchestration)
• Resource Orchestration
  • .NET Projects
  • Containers
  • Executables
  • Node.js apps
  • npm apps
  • Python apps

I see this section: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/fundamentals/app-host-overview?tabs=docker#built-in-resource-types and I think it could be it's own subsection based on what is in there. I'm not sold on "Resource Orchestration", but I think would be good.

Or it could just be:

• Overview
• Orchestrate .NET Projects
• Orchestrate Containers
• Orchestrate Executables
• Orchestrate Node.js apps
• Orchestrate npm apps
• Orchestrate Python apps
• Networking overview
• Use external parameters
• Persist data using volumes
• Create custom resource type

I think it depends on how large this will grow, but I think maybe the flat style would work today....