json/simplejson related changes

[terencehonles]

This only affects older versions of Python because json isn't in the standard library, but I am interested in seeing how/if Jython can use boto. I'm not sure if any one else tried this, but I have been scanning the source for things which Jython may not like. I am committing this because it affects Python <= 2.5 not only Jython (2.5)

[terencehonles]

...I realize that M2Crypto and Paramiko are going to be pain points for Jython, but I'm looking into that (M2Crypto looks like it is optional, and Paramiko should be replaceable by Jaramiko. However, I have already found that Jaramiko isn't a drop in replacement :( )

[garnaat]

Paramiko is used only in the boto.manage module which the vast majority of people do not use and exposes no new functionality from AWS. It is basically a layer on top of EC2 and SDB that we found useful early on to help us manage servers. This really could/should be broken out into a separate module.

[terencehonles]

I see. Thanks for the info.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:57 AM, garnaat <
reply@reply.github.com>wrote:

Paramiko is used only in the boto.manage module which the vast majority of
people do not use and exposes no new functionality from AWS. It is
basically a layer on top of EC2 and SDB that we found useful early on to
help us manage servers. This really could/should be broken out into a
separate module.

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