python applets?

[Doug Holton]

Andreas Røsdal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there such a thing as python applets for web browsers? (eg. such as
> java applets?) I think that could be useful.

No, there was a web browser project called Grail that allowed python 
applets, but it is was abandoned.
I think the main issue is security.  Right now there is no official way 
to restrict what a python program can and cannot do, such as delete a 
file on the hard drive.

One thing you can do in Python that you cannot in Java however is embed 
a user's web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla) in your 
Python program.  In some cases that is more desirable.