#20517: Jython support is not as complete as indicated
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Reporter: alex@… | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: master
Severity: Normal | Keywords: Jython
Triage Stage: Unreviewed | Has patch: 0
Easy pickings: 1 | UI/UX: 0
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While django itself works admirably with Jython, there are a few issues
not mentioned here which are likely to cause significant problems for
people intending to rely on Jython to deploy Django.
For example, the django-jython database support packages don't work with
versions above 1.3 without monkey patching, I believe.
Furthermore, due to some bugs or 'features' in Jython, many Django apps
(including the Django Rest API) do NOT work with Jython at the moment. I
wasted a couple of days figuring this out :( though to be fair, Django has
saved me many more hours than that in my life :)
I believe the docs could be more informative here by providing a list of
supported configurations and third-party apps.
For example:
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Django does support Jython, but it can be a little finicky depending on
what apps/versions you want to use.
Known **good configurations**:
* Django 1.3.1 with Jython2.7b1 with django-jython1.3
Known to be **incompatible**:
* Django 1.4+ with any version of django-jython (fixable with tiny patch
- link).
Supported plug-ins:
Plug-ins known **NOT** to work:
* Django REST framework
Installation instructions continue largely as before....
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I know it may be difficult to generate such a list, but even an incomplete
version listing a few major apps / working combinations would be very
helpful in assessing whether or not this option is likely to work,
potentially saving developers a lot of time and wasted effort!
Possibly it could even be done as a forum thread and linked to from the
docs.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/20517>
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