Information about the package, jython, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The jython package is designed for, A Java implementation of the Python language.
Package Name:
jython
Summary:
A Java implementation of the Python language
Description:
Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented language Python seamlessly integrated with the Java platform. The predecessor to Jython, JPython, is certified as 100% Pure Java. Jython is freely available for both commercial and non-commercial use and is distributed with source code. Jython is complementary to Java and is especially suited for the following tasks: Embedded scripting - Java programmers can add the Jython libraries to their system to allow end users to write simple or complicated scripts that add functionality to the application. Interactive experimentation - Jython provides an interactive interpreter that can be used to interact with Java packages or with running Java applications. This allows programmers to experiment and debug any Java system using Jython. Rapid application development - Python programs are typically 2-10X shorter than the equivalent Java program. This translates directly to increased programmer productivity. The seamless interaction between Python and Java allows developers to freely mix the two languages both during development and in shipping products.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.2.1
Release:
4.8.el6
Size:
4.0 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 1.1 and BSD and CNRI and JPython and Python
Control the jython package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install jython
This command will install jython on the server.
yum remove jython
This command will un-install jython on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove jython, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove jython
This command will un-install jython on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove jython when using the -y flag.
yum update jython
This command will update jython to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove jython, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update jython
This command will update jython to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove jython when using the -y flag.
yum info jython
This command will show you core information about the jython package.
yum deplist jython
This command will show you the dependencies for jython. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update jython
This command will check if there is an update waiting on jython. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.