Jython

A Python interpreter that runs on Java, it got a lot of interest around the years 2003-5 as it was at the least as fast as the native Python interpreter and in some cases such as dealing with larger programs actually at times less troublesome, however improvements in the code of the original Python have more or less relegated Jython to a niche of integration into Java systems such as the Eclipse editor and as an alternative on embedded system that have good Java support. Version 2.7 and later require Java 7 so will not work on OS/2 as things stand, however the Java 6 compatible 2.5.4 is still getting bug fixes in the trunk.

There was also a predecessor to Jython called JPython.

Versions

 * Jython v 2.5.4rc1 (2013-02-10) Last known OS/2 compatible version
 * Jython v 2.7.0 (2015-04-29) Last known version

Publications

 * Books
 * Robert A. Gibson; Arthur Kevin McGrath; Noel J. Bergman: WebSphere Application Server Administration Using Jython – IBM Press 2009, ISBN 0-13-358008-3
 * Josh Juneau, Frank Wierzbicki, Leo Soto, Victor Ng and Jim Baker: The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java Platform - Apress 2010, ISBN 1-4302-2527-0
 * Samuele Pedroni; Noel Rappin: Jython Essentials - O'Reilly 2002, ISBN 0-596-00247-5
 * Robert W. Bill: Jython for Java Programmers – SAMS 2001, ISBN 0-7357-1111-9


 * Articles
 * Simon White: What's Good About Jython? - 2004

Links

 * Jython homepage