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FSK Lab
https://foodrisklabs.bfr.bund.de/fsk-lab/
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Explore JEP #429

Closed miguelalba closed 3 years ago

miguelalba commented 4 years ago

Explore the Python integration with JEP in a KNIME SDK setup environment.

Jep embeds CPython in Java through JNI.

Some benefits of embedding CPython in a JVM:

Using the native Python interpreter may be much faster than alternatives.
Python is mature, well supported, and well documented.
Access to high quality Python modules, both native CPython extensions and Python-based.
Compilers and assorted Python tools are as mature as the language.
Python is an interpreted language, enabling scripting of established Java code without requiring recompilation.
Both Java and Python are cross platform, enabling deployment to different operating systems.
schuelet commented 3 years ago

JEP has the same or similar constraints as Renjin does: It doesn't fully support packages. The KNIME python integration is quite robust and fast, so we will drop this idea for now.

Might still be interesting further down the line, so I put it on ice.