<blockquote>This article looks at how to add scripted behaviour to ant builds. It details the steps to write a custom Ant task in jython, compile it and install it into ant so it can be used as any other task in an ant build. The article also takes a quick look at an alternate implementation using Groovy.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Jython is an implementation of the popular scripting language Python, but running on a JVM. For Python developers Jython is the best possible entry point to the Java platform; for Java developers it may be the strongest incentive to learn another language. Frequent developerWorks contributor and alternate language enthusiast Barry Feigenbaum introduces Jython and shows you what it can do to enhance your productivity on the Java platform.</blockquote>