Jython

Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability, notably using significant whitespace. It provides constructs that enable clear programming on both small and large scales. In the Python language, there is no need for a semicolon at the end of a statement, nor is there any curly braces surrounding blocks of code. Python relies on indentation, using whitespace, to define scope; such as the scope of loops, functions, and classes. Compared to other interpreted languages, such as Java, Python's interpreted nature makes it slower. Jython is an implementation of the Python language designed to run on the Java platform. Jython is complementary to Java and is especially suited for use as a scripting language for Java applications. Jython includes almost all of the modules in the standard Python distribution, making it easy to write Java-based Python applications. Jython is open source software and is released under the Python License. Jython is distributed with source code and binary executables for major operating systems. Jython is a successor to JPython, a Python implementation for the Java platform that was originally developed by CNRI.