Python and Java

[Diez B. Roggisch]

JKPeck wrote:

> Suppose you have an application written in Java, and you want to enable
> other applications or processes written in Python to communicate with
> it, i.e., to use Python as a scripting language for the application.
> On Windows you could do this with COM and various addons such as
> J-Integra and Mark Hammond's libraries.
> 
> How would you do this if you want a mechanism that is portable across
> Windows, Linux, Mac, and Unix?
> 
> Any ideas?  Jython would be a natural candidate, but it is stuck at
> Python 2.1 and seems to have an uncertain future.

JPype or CORBA/ICE.

Diez