When will Jython support Python 3?

Question

According to Jython\'s documentation:

Jython is an implementation of the Python language for the Java platform. Jython 2.5 implements the same l

Answer 1

I suggest looking elsewhere for a Python 3 interpreter on the JVM.

The GraalPython project (https://github.com/graalvm/graalpython) looks promissing. There is good rationale behind its existence, essentially it says "Let's support scientific computing and data analysis in Python, which means e.g. numpy, including native-code modules, and let's make it fast and interoperable".

Jython, not so much, at this point.