[Idle-dev] IDLE and Jython

[Glyph Lefkowitz]

Is there going to be any effort put into making this python 1.5.2
compatible?  I would very much like to use IDLE, but the installed base on
1.5.2 is quite large, and 2.0 leaks memory which makes it unsuitable for
long-running processes. (and the licensing concerns with 2.0 are
unpleasant. (please pardon my ignorance if this has already been
resolved!))

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On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> I happen to be working on a version of IDLE that forks off a
> subprocess to execute the code.  This idea is inspired by previous
> work of course (Bruce Sherwood c.s.) but this time I'm trying to do it
> "right".
> 
> It's not yet ready for prime time, but I believe it would be easy
> enough to add Jython support: the UI would be using CPython, but the
> user's code would run in Jython.
> 
> --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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