[1.6.x] Fixed #20052 -- Discouraged use of Jython given the current state of django-jython.
Thanks Josh Juneau (maintainer of django-jython) for the review.
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.. admonition:: Python 2.6 support
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As of January 2014, the latest release of `django-jython`_ supports Django 1.3
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which is no longer supported (receiving fixes or security updates) by the
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Django Project. We therefore recommend that you do not try to run Django on
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Jython at this time.
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Django 1.5 has dropped support for Python 2.5. Therefore, you have to use
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a Jython 2.7 alpha release if you want to use Django 1.5 with Jython.
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Please use Django 1.4 if you want to keep using Django on a stable Jython
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version.
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Jython_ is an implementation of Python that runs on the Java platform (JVM).
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Django runs cleanly on Jython version 2.5 or later, which means you can deploy
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Django on any Java platform.
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This document will get you up and running with Django on top of Jython.
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.. _jython: http://www.jython.org/
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Installing Jython
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=================
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Django works with Jython versions 2.5b3 and higher. Download Jython at
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http://www.jython.org/.
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Creating a servlet container
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============================
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If you just want to experiment with Django, skip ahead to the next section;
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Django includes a lightweight Web server you can use for testing, so you won't
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need to set up anything else until you're ready to deploy Django in production.
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If you want to use Django on a production site, use a Java servlet container,
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such as `Apache Tomcat`_. Full JavaEE applications servers such as `GlassFish`_
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or `JBoss`_ are also OK, if you need the extra features they include.
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.. _`Apache Tomcat`: http://tomcat.apache.org/
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.. _GlassFish: https://glassfish.java.net/
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.. _JBoss: http://www.jboss.org/
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Installing Django
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=================
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The next step is to install Django itself. This is exactly the same as
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installing Django on standard Python, so see
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:ref:`removing-old-versions-of-django` and :ref:`install-django-code` for
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instructions.
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Installing Jython platform support libraries
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============================================
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The `django-jython`_ project contains database backends and management commands
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for Django/Jython development. Note that the builtin Django backends won't work
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on top of Jython.
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The django-jython project is `seeking contributors`_ to help update its code for
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newer versions of Django. You can select an older version of this documentation
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to see the instructions we had for using Django with Jython. If django-jython
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is updated and please `file a ticket`_ and we'll be happy to update our
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documentation accordingly.
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.. _`django-jython`: http://code.google.com/p/django-jython/
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To install it, follow the `installation instructions`_ detailed on the project
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Web site. Also, read the `database backends`_ documentation there.
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.. _`installation instructions`: http://code.google.com/p/django-jython/wiki/Install
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.. _`database backends`: http://code.google.com/p/django-jython/wiki/DatabaseBackends
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Differences with Django on Jython
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.. index:: JYTHONPATH
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At this point, Django on Jython should behave nearly identically to Django
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running on standard Python. However, are a few differences to keep in mind:
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* Remember to use the ``jython`` command instead of ``python``. The
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documentation uses ``python`` for consistency, but if you're using Jython
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you'll want to mentally replace ``python`` with ``jython`` every time it
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occurs.
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* Similarly, you'll need to use the ``JYTHONPATH`` environment variable
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instead of ``PYTHONPATH``.
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.. _`seeking contributors`: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/django-jython-dev/oZpKucQpz7I/discussion
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.. _`file a ticket`: https://code.djangoproject.com/newticket
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