[Jython-users] compiling Python to JVM bytecode

[Joshua F. <jo...@jo...>]

I'm interested in learning more about how jythonc works. I see that it 
produces an intermediate file which is then compiled to bytecode with javac.

A few questions come to mind:

Did the creators consider using Java as an intermediate, rather than 
generating bytecode directly (OK, Java source code is easier to produce, 
but isn't it possible to compile non-Java directly to bytecode?)

Why is the absolute path of the *.py file embedded into the generated 
*.java file, and thence in the bytecode? What use could that be, 
considering that we can certainly move class files around?

More generally: Is there any documentation available about how jythonc works?