[Jython-users] A couple of questions about modules

[Steve J. <st...@pa...>]

Greetings,

I've got two questions I haven't been able to answer by looking at the 
Jython docs.  I'd be grateful if someone could answer these...

#1.  It seems that it isn't possible to use both Java and normal Python 
modules from the same script if any part of their parent module 
hierarchy is the same.   In other words, I can't load a Java module 
named com.mycompany.AJavaModule and also load a normal Python module (a 
.py file) named com.mycompany.APythonModule.  Loading the first seems to 
prevent the loading of the second.

I believe this to be the case because I have a situation very similar to 
the above example, and the system can't find the APythonModule module.  
But if I rename the 'com' directory containing that module to 'pcom' and 
then load it as pcom.mycompany.APythonModule, it loads fine.

The reason this is a problem for us is that we already have both Java 
and Python modules named in this fashion with our company name as the 
initial package namespace, and now we're combining the two with Jython 
for the first time.  We'd rather not have to rename any of our stuff.

#2.  It appears that changing a module's .py file doesn't cause a 
recompilation of that module.  That is, changing a module's .py file 
doesn't change the behavior of the currently executing Java program.  
This is true even when a new Python interpreter is created after making 
the change.  We'd be fine with having to create a new interpreter 
object, but we're running inside of Tomcat and don't want to have to 
start and stop Tomcat or even reload the servlet that is running Jython.

Is there any way to have Jython automatically recompile any module files 
that have been changed?  If this could at least happen upon the creation 
of a new interpreter, we'd be in good shape.

TIA for any help that you can provide to us.

Happy Holidays!

Steve