[Jython-users] name collision with "abs"

[Tom W. <to...@ss...>]

In a Jython script, I import a Java class with:

  from jp import *

unfortunately, inside "jp" is a method named "abs" which takes one
argument of a highly specialized type (non-python).  After this import, if
I try to do:

abs(3)

I get an error that the argument could not be coerced to the "specialized
type" required by the "jp.abs()" method.

While there are "workarounds" for this (like an explicit "from jp import
x,y,z"), I'd like to know if there is anything else I can do so that
script-writers won't inadvertantly run into this.

I have spoken with the own of the library that "jp" is contained in about
simply changing the method names, but any other suggestions would be
welcomed.

Thanks.

tom

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Tom Whittaker
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Space Science and Eng. Center
ph:  608.262.2759