[Python-Dev] Jython roadmap

[Jeff Allen]

On 21/08/2012 06:34, martin at v.loewis.de wrote:
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> Zitat von "Juancarlo Añez (Apalala)" <apalala at gmail.com>:
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>> It seems that Jython is under the Python Foundation, but I can't find 
>> a roadmap, a plan, or instructions about how to contribute to it 
>> reaching 2.7 and 3.3.
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>> Are there any pages that describe the process?
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> Hi Juanca,
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> These questions are best asked on the jython-dev mailing list, see
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Hi Juancarlo:

I'm cross-posting this for you on jython-dev as Martin is right. Let's 
continue there.

Jython does need new helpers and I agree it isn't very easy to get 
started. And we could do with a published roadmap.

I began by fixing a few bugs (about a year ago now), as that seemed to 
be the suggestion on-line and patches can be offered unilaterally. 
(After a bit of nagging) some of these got reviewed and I'd won my spurs.

I found the main difficulty to be understanding the source, or rather 
the architecture: there is too little documentation and some of what you 
can find is out of date (svn?). A lot of basic stuff is still a complete 
mystery to me. As I've discovered things I've put them on the Jython 
Wiki ( http://wiki.python.org/jython/JythonDeveloperGuide ) in the hope 
of speeding others' entry, including up-to-date description of how to 
get the code to build in Eclipse.

One place to look, that may not occur to you immediately, is Frank 
Wierzbicki's blog ( http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.co.uk/ ). Frank is the 
project manager for Jython, an author of the Jython book, and has worked 
like a Trojan (the good kind, not the horse) over the last 6 months. 
Although Frank has shared inklings of a roadmap, it must be difficult to 
put dates to things that depend on a small pool of volunteers working in 
their spare time -- especially perfectionist volunteers who write more 
Javadoc than actual code, then delete it all because they've had a 
better idea :-). Direction of travel is easier: 2.5.3 is out, we're 
trying to get to 2.7b, but with an eye on 3.3. I haven't seen anything 
systematic on what's still to do, who's doing it, and where the gaps 
are, which is probably what you're looking for. ... Frank?

Jeff Allen