Using a java library from python

Question

I have a python app and java app. The python app generates input for the java app and invokes it on the command line.

I\'m sure there must be a more elegant solution

Answer 1

Wrap your Java-Code in a Container (Servlet / EJB).

So you don´t loose time in the vm-startup and you go the way to more service-oriented.

For the wraping you can use jython (only make sense if you are familiar with python)

Choose a communication-protocoll in which python and java can use:

• json (see www.json.org)
• rmi (Python: JPype)
• REST
• SOAP (only for the brave)

Choose something you or your partners are familliar with!