Rewriting Jython
a day ago
- Jython is a Java-based implementation of Python that enables using native Java classes in Python code.
- Its primary use is integrating with large Java codebases while retaining Python's readability.
- Python supports operator overloading via magic methods like __add__, with type safety enforced by the class.
- The implementation extensively uses Java's reflection API to achieve runtime method calls and duck typing.
- The current API includes only a NumberWrapper class for type promotion/demotion, with a ListWrapper in progress.
- The project is a toy without a full interpreter, demonstrated by calling add(new NumberWrapper(5), new NumberWrapper(-.14)).
- Output example shows 3.5 with no type warnings from javac due to reflection usage.