Where Is Jython Going?

• Better Java Integration
  Drop JDK 1.1 support (to gain Collection framework support, simpler code, …)

>>> from java.util import ArrayList
>>> a = ArrayList([1,2,3])
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: java.util.ArrayList(): 1st arg can't be coerced to java.util.Collection or int

• Changes required for new Java 1.5 updates
  enum
  assert
• Upgrade compatibility with Python 2.4
  Currently uses CPython 2.2 Lib/
• Implementation of new-style classes
  Coming *very* soon
• Implementation of popular missing modules
  sets
  select
  datetime
• Recently received one of three PSF grants for so development will continue