From beaf4e734e86401d7275a9ffb544163c953c1a41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Werner=20Fouch=C3=A9?= Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:04:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] JBang support for running Jython --- news.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/news.md b/news.md index aa3ff22..0cb39c4 100644 --- a/news.md +++ b/news.md @@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ title: News ## News +### JBang support for running Jython (September 2026) + +Until very recently, Jython releases had to be downloaded and installed locally before they could be used. A JBang wrapper for Jython is now available that allows Jython scripts to be executed without first having to install Jython. + +* jbang run jython@jython +* jbang run jython-latest@jython +* jbang run jython-release@jython + +The jython can also be installed using command: + +* jbang install app jython@jython + ### Jython 2.7.5 beta (v2.7.5b1 August 2026) A beta release is now available for Jython 2.7.5 at [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.python). From f67c2eb5e5a926fc36052fc0719cb8fb629a3942 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Werner=20Fouch=C3=A9?= Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:09:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Updated text --- news.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/news.md b/news.md index 0cb39c4..8d018e7 100644 --- a/news.md +++ b/news.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Until very recently, Jython releases had to be downloaded and installed locally * jbang run jython-latest@jython * jbang run jython-release@jython -The jython can also be installed using command: +Jython can also be installed as a local application using the following command: * jbang install app jython@jython From 466465dbf093ddbca6481ffbe1c8abc3c40076d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Werner=20Fouch=C3=A9?= Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 15:56:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Updated text --- news.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/news.md b/news.md index 8d018e7..6bcd0f0 100644 --- a/news.md +++ b/news.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: News ### JBang support for running Jython (September 2026) -Until very recently, Jython releases had to be downloaded and installed locally before they could be used. A JBang wrapper for Jython is now available that allows Jython scripts to be executed without first having to install Jython. +Until very recently, Jython releases had to be downloaded and installed locally before they could be used. A JBang wrapper for Jython is now available that allows Jython scripts to be executed without first installing Jython. * jbang run jython@jython * jbang run jython-latest@jython From 95f4ad6b9c165cc6bfe5ce56253fe3e95c5bde33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Werner=20Fouch=C3=A9?= Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:27:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Using specific versions of Jython --- news.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/news.md b/news.md index 6bcd0f0..c027b3c 100644 --- a/news.md +++ b/news.md @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ title: News Until very recently, Jython releases had to be downloaded and installed locally before they could be used. A JBang wrapper for Jython is now available that allows Jython scripts to be executed without first installing Jython. * jbang run jython@jython -* jbang run jython-latest@jython -* jbang run jython-release@jython Jython can also be installed as a local application using the following command: * jbang install app jython@jython +To run or install a specific version of Jython add `-Djbang.jython.version=` to the command, e.g. `jbang run -Djbang.jython.version=2.7.4 jython@jython` or `jbang install app -Djbang.jython.version=2.7.4 jython@jython`. + ### Jython 2.7.5 beta (v2.7.5b1 August 2026) A beta release is now available for Jython 2.7.5 at [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.python).