# About Python-based libraries for Processing

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> [@solub](#):
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> implemented in Python but operable in both Java and Python mode

This is a really interesting idea. Could you say something about the motivation – a use case, or the target audience(s)?

For example, why not either

1. just package the library as Java (then it can also be imported in python mode), or
2. create two versions of the library, one in Python and one in Java

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