Re: [pygame] Jython

[Fred Burton <flbl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

D. Hartley wrote:

> 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:
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> > 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
> >
> >
> >    
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>  
Technically, someone could implement SDL/pygame in java, and try to make 
that work (right?)