Jython BOF Topics

Topics and/or questions from outside the Jython development team

Questions from Users/Attendees

• Release plan in CPython versions (2.6, 2.7, 3.0 - which one(s), or all?)
• Release plan for Django on Jython

2.5.2 b2 Thus far

• How is testing
• Issues
• Further work to be completed

Validate Bug List For 2.5.2 rc1

• ID Activity Title Status
• 1452 11 months ago pydoc help() function fails because sys.executable is None in stand-alone Jython open
• 1635 4 weeks ago Update demos to 2.5.2 compliance open

• 1639 4 weeks ago JBoss 5, vfszip protocol in use for jarFileName in PySystemState open

• 1618 4 weeks ago Default globals dict should be a regular Python dict, not a stringmap open

• 1540 2 weeks ago Calling a protected Java method from a Python subclass causes recursion depth RuntimeError open

• 1492 2 weeks ago Jython not handling Java Iterators properly. open
• 1647 2 weeks ago zxJDBC does not handle NVARCHAR open

• 1642 1 week ago JSR223 PyScriptEngine#getInterface returns a NPE when called with zero args open

• 1568 1 week ago sys.stdout.encoding returns wrong value in Windows with Jython 2.5.1 open

• 1543 1 week ago PyArray fails to clean up pre-allocated space open

• 1653 6 days ago PyModule loses visibility of attributes open

• 1650 1/4 hour ago Current Jython docs refer to Python 2.6 functionality open
• 1380 1/4 hour ago Interpreter startup time regression open

Sprint in October

• Discuss documentation set and how to bring up-to-date

Django on Jython

• Compatible with Django 1.2 on Oracle
• Other backends to follow
• Working with bugs on Oracle backend

Customizable Proxymaker

• jythonc replacement
• Customizable proxymaker work
  • I began work, but time fell short
  • Any offers to take a look?
• Would be great to roll into a 2.6