Brian,

 From my perspective, activity around Jython in terms of working well 
with Java, jythonc, new/improved bundled libraries for XML processing 
etc. are more important that blow-for-blow feature tracking of CPython.

Jython is a truly wonderful technology but evangalising it to potential 
users is becoming increasingly difficult because of the percieved lack 
of activity in Jython-land.

Dynamic languages are "the next big thing" for the JVM. I'm convinced of 
that. Jython is in the right place at the right time. However, the world 
is not standing still. Dynamic languages like Groovy are getting a lot 
of mindshare - not necessarily because they are "better" than Jython - 
but there is a perception of a more vibrant, active community than 
exists right now for Jython.

My 2 cents,
Sean

brian zimmer wrote:

>  I'm interested in learning more about the group's interest in the 
>  future direction of Jython.  What are the primary areas of development 
>  people wish addressed?  Is it more important to work well with Java or 
>  be feature-for-feature compliant with CPython?  Do people like 
>  jythonc?  Should it be improved in any way?  What about missing 
>  modules from CPython such as select, sets or datetime?  Should these 
>  be implemented?  Does anyone have significant changes to Jython they 
>  have found useful?
> 
>  I'd like to know how people feel, what features are used the most and 
>  what should be done for Jython.  I'm not suggesting that I or anyone 
>  currently on the development team will be able to do anything with the 
>  results of this informal survey, but we might.
> 
>  Any information would be valuable.
> 
>  thanks,
> 
>  brian
> 
> 
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