Defining a classpath for a Jython virtual environment

I have installed Jython, a virtualenv named "jython-env" and have installed "bottle" for doing some web application development. I have to use some JAR files in this application for consumption by some Python code. I know I have to set the classpath which should include these JAR files. I tried setting the classpath using

export classpath=/home/myname/jclasses/foo.jar

but when I try to im开发者_JAVA百科port the class, it says module not found. I am very new at Java and am doing this for the first time.

Can't the configuration be done such that I can just put the JAR files in the sitepackages directory of my virtualenv and use it from there?

jython -Dpython.path=/path/to/myjar.jar

Here's another idea: you could use a .pth file.

Create a file - /path/to/jythonenv/Lib/site-packages/myjars.pth:

path/to/jar1.jar
path/to/jar2.jar

Would also do the trick.

I'd like to suggest jip for you. With jip, you can manage your Java dependencies and classpath just like pip does for you.

pip install jip

Install a JAR file with dependencies,

jip install org.springframework:spring-core:3.0.5.RELEASE

Run with classpath configured,

jython-all your-python-file.py

Check http://pypi.python.org/pypi/jip for details.