I've opened a companion bug with Debian as the problem exists there too. ( http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683048 )
As a workaround you can set the JAVA_HOME enviroment variable. Assuming that the JVM was installed in /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/ you run python like this: JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64 python my_script.py and jpype will work just fine. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #683048 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683048 ** Also affects: python-jpype (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683048 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1023806 Title: jpype.getDefaultJVMPath() fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-jpype/+bug/1023806/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs