Article:		Introduction to PyObjC
Subject:		Java...
Date:		2003-02-04 05:16:55
From:		anonymous2
Does this have any bearing on using Jython (possibly taking advantage of the Java bridge for Cocoa)?

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  2003-02-04 11:04:08  bbum [Reply | View]
  
  
  Jython and PyObjC are mutually exclusive. Certainly, it would [should -- haven't tried it] be possible to build a Cocoa Java application that uses both the embedded Python interpreter via PyObjC and the Jython based Python interpreter on the Java side of the bridge.
  
  However, outside of the novelty of such an achievement, I could imagine why one would want to do so!
  
  In general terms, the PyObjC bridge-- though still in need of refinement-- provides a more natural/transparent bridge between the two target languages than does the Java bridge.
  
  This is not criticism of the Java bridge, but the simple reality of Java itself. The Java language-- the Java VM-- tends to be a very "active" environment. It requires full and complete control over the runtime environment.
  
  Python and Objective-C tend to be somewhat "passive" in nature. Neither demands complete control and both offer tremendous opportunities for integration with and extension of the basic language/runtime.
  
  As such, integrating the two is a very natural fit.