Re: [Jython-dev] How to make apps that expect Python work with Jython?

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[Clark Updike]

>Does anyone know a way to make applications that expect a working Python
>installation instead work with a Jython installation (on windows)?
>
>I put a python.bat file that directs to Jython so that the following works
>fine:
>
>C:\>python HelloWorld.py
>
>I suspect that there are Windows registry settings involved, and that
>regsetup.py (part of the Python windows install) might possibly be hacked to
>fake out applications, but I'm not sure how to do it.  Incidentally, I'm
>trying to run WinCVS which expects Python.  Yes, worst case I could install
>Python.  But that doesn't make sense if you have to do it for every Jython
>and WinCVS user you have to administer.

I can't imagine that it is possible. I'm not familiar with WinCVS but I
expect its python support comes by linking its C++ sources with a
pythonXX.dll file. If that is the case, you will need the pythonXX.dll
and there is currently no way to fake that with jython.

regards,
finn