Jython won't import user-defined class; ImportError: No module named ******

Question

I\'ve been banging my head against the wall for a couple days now trying to figure this out. I\'ve been starting to play around with Jython for fast prototyping. I\'ve hit w

Answer 1

I think there may be an error in that example. When you import X in Jython, this looks for a Java package named X, not for a class named X.

Try:

// Beach.java
package com.stackoverflow.beach;

public class Beach {
    private String name;
    ...

and in Jython:

from com.stackoverflow.beach import Beach
bondi = Beach("Bondi Beach", "Sydney")

edit: Also, you might want to make sure that the full name of the .jar file -- and not just the directory where it resides -- is listed on the CLASSPATH. This is certainly necessary in Java, and I assume Jython's rules are the same in this regard.