Re: [Jython-dev] using jpython

[Lars M. G. <la...@ga...>]

* Finn Bock
| 
| I tried to install xml under jython. To install I did this:
| 
| - Installed PyXML 0.6.2 under CPython2.0.
| - Copies CPython2.0's Lib/xml to jython Lib/xml directory.
| - Copies _xmlplus from the CPython2.0 directory to jython
|   Lib/_xmlplus  directory.
| - Added a "python.xml.sax.parser = xml.sax.drivers2.drv_xmlproc" to
|   my registry file.

This last step was wrong.  The xmlproc driver in the drivers2
directory is for an older version of SAX 2.  I have an unreleased
version that handles the new version, which I could make available if
there is interest.  (Although it does need more development and
testing.)
 
| Something works, but most of the tests from 0.6.2's test suite
| crashes or throws exceptions. There seems to be plenty of room for
| improvements to its jython integration.
| 
| If anyone will try to make these improvements, I would like to
| include the xml package in the jython installer. A CPython
| compatible API to xml processing would be very valuable.

I would love to help, but realistically my time is very limited both
this month and the next, so I doubt that I will get much done during
that time.  After that I may be able to help.

Meanwhile you may try to post to the XML-SIG mailing list and ask for
volunteers.

--Lars M.