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Brianna
Brianna

Reputation: 21

Jython naming conflict: java.lang.Runtime.exec and python's exec

I am translating some java code into Jython and there is a point where I need to call java.lang.Runtime. The code in Java reads:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

I need this to translate to Jython, but it confuses "exec" with Python's built in exec function. I searched and found suggestions to use something like -

from java.lang.Runtime import exec as javaExec

or

import java.lang.Runtime.exec as javaExec

but the first still confuses the two versions of exec, and the second doesn't allow for the call to getRuntime().

Is there a way to write this line in Jython by either using Python's functions or Java's functions without the naming conflict?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 744

Answers (1)

Rafe Kettler
Rafe Kettler

Reputation: 76965

javaexec = getattr(Runtime.getRuntime(), "exec")

That should work. Even better:

import subprocess
subprocess.Popen(cmd)

Upvotes: 3

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