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Re: [pygame] Jython



Bob,
Thanks for the answer. I'm new to both python and programming in
general, so I didnt know much about the technical side of how pygame
worked. Thanks anyway!
~Denise

On 4/25/05, Bob Ippolito <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On Apr 25, 2005, at 5:40 PM, D. Hartley wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know if pygame can be used from within jython
> 
> No, it can not, and will never.  pygame is a binding for SDL, and
> compiles to an extension for the "CPython" implementation.  Even if it
> could compile for Jython somehow, it would require the JNI to
> communicate with SDL, so it would be outside of the sandbox, which
> really defeats the purpose.
> 
> -bob
> 
>