Tim Johnson wrote: > FYI: I've used python for years primarily on *nix platforms and > primarily for web programming. I'm considering studying a scripting > language that uses and accesses java. My first obvious choice would by > jython. The following questions could probably be answered by pointers > to previous discussions, docs or blogs. > > 1)What can jython *do* that cannot be done by python. > Import Java classes and instantiate them, calling their methods from Python.
> 2)What is the current state of jython as a development community? > I.E. is it being upgraded, updated etc. > It's currently just about at 2.6, and the developers are committed to a port to 3.x (probably 3.2, I suspect) but haven't yet committed to a timescale. Two of the main developers have just started work at Sauce Labs, and this may affect their availability. > 3)Is the jython community "bound to" the python community? > I.E. I don't think python is going to "go away", what happens if > jython development "stalls". > The PSF has already once provided a grant to keep Jython moving forward when it looked like it might stall. I don't know whether this is inevitable in the future, but *I* think Jython should be kept in the mainstream. > 4)If someone in this community would consider a java scripting language > other than jython, what would it be? And why? > Pass. > 5)Are there issues installing and deploying jython on shared webservers? > I.E. Assuming that a dedicated server is one that I have full access to and > can install what I please, and a shared server would not afford me > such access; is there any trend for "server farms" to install jython? I don't know. A survey of Python-friendly hosting companies would be useful. You could use http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonHosting as a starting point, and publish the data you discover. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 See PyCon Talks from Atlanta 2010 http://pycon.blip.tv/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS: http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list