how do I invoke jython from the python shell (ubuntu)

Question

I like the python shell in ubuntu, it looks pretty, and I want to run jython from there. Can this be done somehow? Woo crazy saturday night.

Answer 1

Can't you just start a jython shell by typing jython?

Or are you trying to run ipython with jython? or do you want to run a jython program/script from an interactive pythpn shell?

P.S. Possibly

import subrocess                                 
f=subprocess.Popen(['jython', '/usr/share/jython/Lib/test/test_xmllib.py'],stdout=subprocess)
for f.stdout.readline:
    ...