Re: [Jython-dev] Jython GUI

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Didier Assandri <Did...@da...> said:

> I'm currently investigation Python (i.e. Jython) as prototyping tool for OO
> programming. Jython looks good for Java, but is there a way to have a
> graphical environament ala IDLE to develop with JAVA. We've got so used to
> click, cut & paste and so on, that I almost can no longer work on command
> line.


This is starting to become a FAQ...

I think it's time for all of us who care about this to get together
and make sure there's a solid solution for it.  After all, that's
what the open source model is supposed to let us do.

I know someone has had some success getting Finn's jtkinter working
with a recent version of Jython.  That should allow IDLE to run,
although it may not be the "best answer".  When I asked on idle-dev,
though, I got the reply that IDLE itself is not written in an
especially gui-independent manner, so ripping it out and replacing
it with Java-based code (Swing, presumably) did not seem a trivial
task.

There are some other options...perhaps to start building more
IDE-type support into the "console" application that now exists.

Mats