use of Java modules

[Steve Menard]

Luis P. Mendes wrote:
> Steve Menard wrote:
> 
> 
>>There is Jython. This works well if you python code is compatible. This
>>means any python libraries you use must be jython-compatible. Also,
>>python-language-wise, jython is still arounf puthon 2.1 afaik.
>>
>>Secondly, tehre is JPype ( http://jpype.sourceforge.net ). It still
>>alpha (and even that can be termed generous hehe). This is my prefered
>>option, since I am it's developper hehe. In theory it should eventually
>>allow you to use any Java class as though it were a python class.
>>
>>Thirdly there is spiro (http://www.freenet.org.nz/python/spiro/) I have
>>no experience with it, but I know it bridges the Python and Java VM by
>>using CORBA.
>>
>>Lastly there was JPI, a interface generator that would expose specific
>>java classes to python. the website seems to be down though ...
>>
>>All these solutions have one thing in common though ... you will have to
>>learn a bit about java. No so much as to need to program in it, but
>>enough to set up environment and classpath, etc ...
>>
>>If you decide to use JPype, you get support for free ;)
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>
>>Steve
> 
> 
> 
> Hello Steve,
> 
> I must thank you for your answer, as well as Jeff.
> 
> JPype really seemed what I was looking for.  Now that you've told me (in the
> SourceForge.net forum) that it's available in Linux, I'll try hard to use
> it. For sure, we'll keep in touch!
> 
> From all the three projects, JPype seems to me, at least, as the one where
> I'd have to learn less about Java.  Correct me if I'm wrong.
> 
> Luis
> 

humm that is actually hard to say ... Jython would probably require more 
java knowledge. JPI and SPIRO I do not know enough about to say.

I forgot to mention an older project whose goal was very similar to 
JPype. It is unmaintained but achieved greater featurefull-ness thaqn 
JPype. It is JPE at http://jpe.sourceforge.net

Steve