[Python-Dev] Merging Jython code into standard Lib [was Re: Python Language Summit at PyCon: Agenda]

[fwierzbicki at gmail.com]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:46 AM, fwierzbicki at gmail.com
<fwierzbicki at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Agreed on those problems.  Would it be possible to use a design
>> pattern in these cases so the Jython-only code wouldn't need to be
>> part of the CPython repo?  A naive example would be refactoring zlib
>> to allow subclassing in the way that Jython needs, and then Jython
>> could subclass in its own repo.  CPython could have tests to check the
>> subclass "contract" that Jython needs.
> What about a plat-java section to parallel plat-aix4, plat-darwin,
> etc? The analogy being that the Java platform is somewhat analogous to
> being it's own os? And these areas are not active when on other
> operating systems...
Oh yeah and this does not preclude the zlib refactoring, and again for
the record once this gets serious I'd want to help in bringing up a
Jython buildbot to track breakage.

-Frank