Why does jython require mysql-connector-java

Hi,
I try to clean up my system and stepped over jython requiring mysql-connector-java. Why?
I really wonder why a programming language should rely on a database interface. Esp. since Python (CPython) does *not* rely on any database at all.
Regards
htgoebel
I try to clean up my system and stepped over jython requiring mysql-connector-java. Why?
I really wonder why a programming language should rely on a database interface. Esp. since Python (CPython) does *not* rely on any database at all.
Regards
htgoebel