How install python through a jira plugin.

[DonPerera]

I'm currently developing a jira plugin which requires to install python on plugin installation.What is the best approach for this.

[DPKJ · Accepted solution]

I don't think you are on right track.

• Python is OS dependent and it require,
  • you to  package multiple build of python in plugin (for windows, linux and mac)
    • Atlassian has size limitation of 102 MB for plugin (on marketplace)
    • you will easily surpass that if you go above mentioned route.
  • Another approach you can use is download python after plugin is installed
    • This will solve size problem, but some sites are not connected to internet.

Best way I see is ask user to setup python runtime after plugin installation.

One more out the box solution here will be using jython-standalone (Jython is python interpreter written in Java).

[DonPerera]

Thank you for the quick reply .I have developed a plugin which uses python and this is  required to be deployed in an environment which has no internet access.So an separate python installation is not an option.Is there any other way to install python during plugin installation.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

As a system administrator, NO!

Never install something like a new language on a server like this.  If you did this on any system I looked after, I'd <do bad things to you, use your imagination and then make it worse>.  It's a vile security hole, and exactly the sort of thing black-hat hackers do.

Either include a jython library into your app (so that it's ring fenced within Jira), or document how to install Python so that your app can use it.  Or, best, use a technology already in Jira.

[Alexey Matveev]

Hello,

I can not give you a complete solution because it will take more time, than I can afford. But I would look in Jython.

You can add this dependecny to your plugin and use it:

<dependency>
<groupId>org.python</groupId>
<artifactId>jython</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0</version>
</dependency>