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[Jython-users] How compatable are jython and java functions

[Craig T. <cr...@ah...>]

Can I serialise data-structures in python/jython using cPickle? And if so,
would I be able to pass an object serialised python server to a jython
applet provided it inherited from an object available at both ends? (call
me crazy :) )

I've looked into xml-rpc, but am having a last ditch attempt at working
around it ;) Am I right to? My concerns are that if I start using a lot of
libraries, the applet will take ages to download and run, and I'd like to
keep it as small as possible.

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Re: [Jython-users] How compatable are jython and java functions

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[Craig Turner]

>Can I serialise data-structures in python/jython using cPickle? And if so,
>would I be able to pass an object serialised python server to a jython
>applet provided it inherited from an object available at both ends? (call
>me crazy :) )

That should work for most common cases. There are situation where the
cPickle output isn't compatible:

- the Jython-CPython versions have to match. Eg. both must be 2.0.
- Beware of >8bit strings. Jython strings with character values > 0xFF
will be pickled as a unicode string. That may come as a surprise to the
python server.
- Java objects and subclasses of java classes isn't supported at all.

regards,
finn