NetBeans IDE to support Python and Jython

Sun Microsystems has announced that they would add support for Python and Jython in their future releases of open-source NetBeans IDE.

This application is also going to get support for (or already supports) JavaScript, Ruby, JRuby, NetBeans, C and C++.

Company representative Kuldip Oberoi said in a blog post: “Python is not new to Sun — with a long history of use, including with the new Image Packaging System (IPS) utilized in OpenSolaris OS.”

He added: “With our recent history of engagement with the Ruby/JRuby and Rails communities, we look forward in increasing our participation in the Python communities.”

Ted Leung added: “One of the obvious things that Sun could do in the Python world is to make Python a supported language in the NetBeans IDE. NetBeans has really nice support for Ruby and JavaScript, so why should Python be left out.”

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