Along with language and runtime compatibility with CPython 2.7.0, Jython 2.7 provides substantial
support of the Python ecosystem. This includes built-in support of pip/setuptools (you can use with bin/pip) and a native launcher for Windows (bin/jython.exe), with the implication that you can finally install Jython scripts on Windows.
Jim Baker presented a talk at PyCon 2015 about Jython 2.7, including demos of new features.
Please see the NEWS file for detailed release notes. This release of Jython requires JDK 7 or above.
This release is being hosted at maven central. There are three main distributions. In order of popularity:
- Most likely, you want the traditional installer. NOTE: the installer automatically installs pip and setuptools (unless you uncheck that option), but you must unset JYTHON_HOME if you have it set.See the installation instructions for using the installer.
- A pre-built standalone version. See the installation instructions for details about standalone mode.
- A source only distribution.
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