# How do I get to a Jython command line?

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**Created:** [July 28, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-get-to-a-jython-command-line/37172 "2020-07-28T22:09:14Z")\
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You really can’t. The closest thing you can do is install Jython manually, then symlink the site-packages of that installation with the `pylib` directory (see [here](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/procedure-for-installing-python-libraries-from-source/26022/2) for details) - which means you’ll also have to develop on the gateway machine (or at least, _a_ machine with a gateway installed).

Jetbrains IDEs don’t seem to have great support for Jython, last I checked. That may have changed, but it’ll probably be a bit of a hurdle. You’ll probably also want to use something like [https://github.com/thecesrom/Ignition](https://github.com/thecesrom/Ignition) to “stub” Ignition scripting functions - there’s no way to access Ignition’s built in scripting functions outside of an actual Ignition runtime.

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