[Python-ideas] stdlib with its own release cycle ?

[Michael Foord]

2009/10/26 geremy condra <debatem1 at gmail.com>

> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Michael Foord <fuzzyman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 2009/10/26 geremy condra <debatem1 at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> [snip...]
> >> > Firstly, although you are correct that .NET supports a managed variant
> >> > of
> >> > C++ (that runs 'on .NET') and it is the same set of tools that you
> also
> >> > use
> >> > to compile native code (unmanaged C/C++) this has nothing to do with
> >> > .NET.
> >> > Python for Windows is compiled with the Visual C++ compiler but it
> >> > doesn't
> >> > run on .NET. .NET doesn't even use the MSVCRT that compiled native
> code
> >> > links against - something that causes Ironclad 'difficulties' when
> >> > managed
> >> > and native code need to share file handles.
> >> >
> >> > Ironclad itself has binary compatibility with Python C extensions,
> they
> >> > don't need to be recompiled. It uses the .NET FFI (P/Invoke) to work
> >> > with
> >> > these extensions and on the JVM would use its FFI.
> >> >
> >> > My understanding is that Android now allows native code, so if Dalvik
> >> > has
> >> > the same FFI APIs and you can compile the Python extensions for it
> *and*
> >> > Jython runs on Dalvik (not currently the case I believe?) then it
> could
> >> > work...
> >> >
> >>
> >> No need. Java has the Java Native Interface, which is supported in the
> >> Android Native Development Kit.
> >>
> >
> > No need for what? If you are using Jython *and* you want to use Python C
> > extensions then something like Ironclad would be needed.
> >
> > If you aren't using Jython then no need - but there are lots of good
> reasons
> > for *wanting* to use Jython.
> >
> > Michael
>
> Sorry, I wasn't clear- there's no need to get Jython running on Android,
> since you can wrap the class libraries using JNI.
>


There are all sorts of reasons to want to use Jython and being on a
fundamentally Java oriented platform sounds like just about the best reason
I can imagine.

Michael



>
> Geremy Condra
>



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