Calling Python from Jython

Question

I want to be able to graph using Matplotlib in Jython so that I can use ABAGAIL inside of Python.

ABAGAIL: https://github.com/pushkar/ABAGAIL

Jython does not seem to support Matplotlib. But I found the following idea on how to call Python inside of Jython: Invoking Jython from Python (or Vice Versa)

Unfortunately, I can't get the code they suggest to work:

import execnet
gw = execnet.makegateway("popen//python=python")
channel = gw.remote_exec("""
 from numpy import *
 a = array([2,3,4])
 channel.send(a.size)
""")
for item in channel:
 print item

The main problem is that python=python doesn't work. What I'm not understanding is how to actually specify the version of python (anaconda, actually) on my Windows 10 system. What do I need to setup?

Also, is there an alternative package besides matplotlib I can use with Jython to create graphs?

• mzjn: "python=python doesn't work" is a bit vague. But try to specify the full path. I don't know where Anaconda gets installed, but something like this: popen//python=C:/Python27/python
• Bruce Nielson: The python=python was the example I was using to start with. All documentation I find uses something like that, or maybe python=pythin2.7 instead. But I've tried all variant. I also tried with a path like you showed and the "/" just got dropped and it didn't understand what I was specifying. I also tried it with "//" instead (escape character) and had the same effect. That's why I find this all so confusing.
• mzjn: I'm also on Windows 10 (standard CPython, not Anaconda) and it works for me with popen//python=C:/Python27/python or popen//python=python (C:/Python27 is in my PATH). How do you know that 'the "/" just got dropped'? Do you get any error messages?