Python backing eyed for NetBeans
17 Jul 2008 - 09:42:25

Paul Krill Tue Jul 8, 7:25 PM ET San Francisco - In a not-so-surprising revelation, Sun plans to support the Python and Jython in future releases of the open-source NetBeans IDE, which has been expanding beyond its Java origins lately. Sun already has added support for JavaScript, Ruby, and JRuby to NetBeans as well as C and C++. Blogs published Tuesday reveal plans to add the additional languages. "Python is not new to Sun -- with a long history of use, including with the new Image Packaging System (IPS) utilized in OpenSolaris OS," said Kuldip Oberoi, group manager for developer tools marketing at Sun, in a No timeline has been set yet for inclusion of Python and Jython capabilities in NetBeans. Jython is a version of Python written in Java. "With our recent history of engagement with the Ruby/JRuby and Rails communities, we look forward in increasing our participation in the Python communities," Oberoi said. A NetBeans project called NBPython already has been in development to add Python support, said Ted Leung, dynamic languages and tools architect at Sun. "One of the obvious things that Sun could do in the Python world is to make Python a supported language in the IDE. NetBeans has really nice support for Ruby and JavaScript, so why should Python be left out," Leung said in a . He was hired by Sun to work on Python and Jython. The company also is launching the Python Developer Center and will feature Python and Jython in upcoming Sun Tech Days events, ...

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