old_contents: import json
  from indra.java_vm import autoclass, JavaException
  
  class EidosReader(object):
      """Reader object keeping an instance of the Eidos reader as a singleton.
  
      This allows the Eidos reader to need initialization when the first piece of
      text is read, the subsequent readings are done with the same
      instance of the reader and are therefore faster.
  
      Attributes
      ----------
      eidos_reader : org.clulab.wm.AgroSystem
          A Scala object, an instance of the Eidos reading system. It is
          instantiated only when first processing text.
      """
      def __init__(self):
          self.eidos_reader = None
  
      def process_text(self, text):
          """Return a mentions JSON object given text.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          text : str
              Text to be processed.
  
          Returns
          -------
          json_dict : dict
              A JSON object of mentions extracted from text.
          """
          if self.eidos_reader is None:
              eidos = autoclass('org.clulab.wm.AgroSystem')
              self.eidos_reader = eidos(autoclass('java.lang.Object')())
  
          mentions = self.eidos_reader.extractFrom(text)
          ser = autoclass('org.clulab.wm.serialization.json.WMJSONSerializer')
          mentions_json = ser.toJsonStr(mentions)
          json_dict = json.loads(mentions_json)
          return json_dict
  
  
new_contents: import json
  from indra.java_vm import autoclass, JavaException
  
  class EidosReader(object):
      """Reader object keeping an instance of the Eidos reader as a singleton.
  
      This allows the Eidos reader to need initialization when the first piece of
      text is read, the subsequent readings are done with the same
      instance of the reader and are therefore faster.
  
      Attributes
      ----------
      eidos_reader : org.clulab.wm.AgroSystem
          A Scala object, an instance of the Eidos reading system. It is
          instantiated only when first processing text.
      """
      def __init__(self):
          self.eidos_reader = None
  
      def process_text(self, text):
          """Return a mentions JSON object given text.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          text : str
              Text to be processed.
  
          Returns
          -------
          json_dict : dict
              A JSON object of mentions extracted from text.
          """
          if self.eidos_reader is None:
              eidos = autoclass('org.clulab.wm.EidosSystem')
              self.eidos_reader = eidos(autoclass('java.lang.Object')())
  
          mentions = self.eidos_reader.extractFrom(text)
          ser = autoclass('org.clulab.wm.serialization.json.WMJSONSerializer')
          mentions_json = ser.toJsonStr(mentions)
          json_dict = json.loads(mentions_json)
          return json_dict
  
  
subject: Update name of Eidos reading class