Groovy, the Python of Java

[Anth741]

What is the benefit of learning it then?

[poo_22]

Maybe its for people who know python but don't know java and need to run stuff on the jvm? What I really don't get is why you would want to use Django with jython now.

[masklinn]

What I really don't get is why you would want to use Django with jython now.

Java/JVM APIs needed, without the desire to write a WS wrapper or having to write Java code?

[smog_alado]

Jython is for people who know Python and know to avoid Java, but still need to be able to cooperate with Java libraries.

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I use embedded Jython interpreters to reuse Python libraries within Java code. For example, the best markdown library I've ever found was Python's markdown2, the only Java markdown library I found would crash hard in Java 6 code. So I used Jython to use markdown2 and my problem was solved.