code: def get_jclass(classname):
      
      try:
          return javabridge.class_for_name(classname)
      except:
          return javabridge.static_call(
              "Lweka/core/ClassHelper;", "forName",
              "(Ljava/lang/Class;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class;",
              javabridge.class_for_name("java.lang.Object"), classname)
docs: Returns the Java class object associated with the dot-notation classname.
  
      :param classname: the classname
      :type classname: str
      :return: the class object
      :rtype: JB_Object