Is Jython compatible with Python?

[Daniel Klein]

On Thu, 24 May 2001 09:59:55 -0400, D-Man <dsh8290 at rit.edu> wrote:

 
>> So I have to assume that the 'popen2' module has not been implemented.
>
>You have found one of the 2 main limitations of Jython -- the os
>module is quite a bit smaller.  The other main limitation is that you
>can't use any C extension libraries.
>
>As I'm sure you can figure out these limitations are not Jython nor
>the Jython developers' fault -- they are trying to develop on top of
>the Java platform and must live with its limitations.
>
>If you write pure Python (no C) code that doesn't use any os or
>platform specific features then it should work just fine (though a bit
>slower) using jython.

Thanks for the clarification. Knowing the limitations is half the battle.

Dan