id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
20517	Jython support is not as complete as indicated	alex@…	Daniele Procida	"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."	Bug	closed	Documentation	dev	Normal	fixed	Jython, afraid-to-commit	alex@…	Accepted	0	0	0	0	1	0