Jython on Ubuntu

• install jython package

• download current release
• install

java -jar jython_installer-2.5.1.jar

• check jython is in your PATH
• test it's working:

#! /usr/bin/env jython
 
from java.util import Date, Locale
 
print "hi"
print Date();

jython test.py

export JYTHONPATH=/home/toto/lib1.jar:/home/toto/lib2.jar

  l = [
    "/home/toto/lib1.jar",
    "/home/toto/lib2.jar"
  ]
  for s in l:
    sys.path.append(s)

Source: http://sujitpal.blogspot.com/2006/10/using-jython-to-call-java.html

• Install Pydev
• Window -> Preferences -> Pydev -> Interpreter - Jython -> button “New...” -> select jython.jar from your jython installation.
• Run: Run As -> Jython Run

• right-click on your project folder -> properties -> PyDev - PYTHONPATH -> Add zip/jar/egg