Re: [Jython-users] Running Zope with Jython/JPython

[David H. Jr <dh...@hd...>]

Hey Ben,
  I share Michael's pessimism.  But there is hope, depending on what
you are longing for.  If you want to be able to create server code
in jython and/or java which is usable by python within ZOPE you need
to dive into distributed computing.  CORBA and XML-RPC can both get
python and java talking.

XML-RPC (http://www.xmlrpc.com/) is particularly ideal because
Zope and Java can both be clients and servers.  XML-RPC was designed
for ease-of-use (the code is slightly simpler than RMI), and
cross-platform compatibility.

If your needs outgrow XML-RPC, you can move to CORBA, but this is
not for the faint-of-heart.  CORBA rocks, but it's a beast.

Good Luck,
  Dave


On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 01:49:30PM +0200, Michael Rose wrote:
> 
> Hi Ben,
> 
> --On Monday, April 9, 2001 12:23 PM +0100 Ben Hutchison 
> <Ben...@fi...> wrote:
> > Has anyone successfully run Zope over Jython? We are looking at a web
> > based collaboration systems and Zope looks suitable. However, many
> > developers have expressed concern that the system is not Java
> > comptatible. Possibly, using Jython provides a solution.
> 
> The main problem is that the database, ZODB, has quite a bit of C in it, 
> and so it can't be directly accessed from Jython. There was a bit of 
> discussion on this in the Zope list  a couple of years ago, and 
> unfortunately the consensus seemed to be negative on Java compatability. If 
> you take a browse through the archives you'll probably come across the 
> technical reasons for this.
> 
> Wish I could be more positive, I'ld also love to run Zope through Jython.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
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