Re: How to check in script if Python or Jython is used

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Subject	Re: How to check in script if Python or Jython is used
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IMO, it's usually better to test for features and use them if they are
present, than to build a list of features available in specific
interpreters.

I see it as analogous to the difference between huge C #ifdef's on OS,
and autoconf.

On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 1:12 AM, Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> wrote:
> I installed Jython and will start playing with it. There probably will
> be differences between Python and Jython. Is there a way to determine
> if a script is run by Python or Jython? Then different execution paths
> could be taken. With sys.version(_info) you do not get this
> information.
>
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How to check in script if Python or Jython is used Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-06-21 10:12 +0200
  Re: How to check in script if Python or Jython is used Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-06-21 11:22 +0200
    Re: How to check in script if Python or Jython is used Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-06-21 12:24 +0200
  Re: How to check in script if Python or Jython is used Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-06-21 18:12 +0200
  Re: How to check in script if Python or Jython is used Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2015-06-22 12:39 -0700

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