jython · Stewori · Mar 2, 2026 · Jan 30, 2026 · Feb 4, 2026 · Feb 6, 2026
diff --git a/Lib/modjy/modjy.py b/Lib/modjy/modjy.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 import sys
 import types
 
-sys.add_package("javax.servlet")
-sys.add_package("javax.servlet.http")
+sys.add_package("jakarta.servlet")
+sys.add_package("jakarta.servlet.http")
 sys.add_package("org.python.core")
 
 from modjy_exceptions import *
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 from modjy_impl import modjy_impl
 from modjy_publish import modjy_publisher
 
-from javax.servlet.http import HttpServlet
+from jakarta.servlet.http import HttpServlet
 
 class modjy_servlet(HttpServlet, modjy_publisher, modjy_wsgi, modjy_impl):
 

diff --git a/Lib/modjy/modjy_exceptions.py b/Lib/modjy/modjy_exceptions.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 from java.lang import IllegalStateException
 from java.io import IOException
-from javax.servlet import ServletException
+from jakarta.servlet import ServletException
 
 class ModjyException(Exception): pass
 

diff --git a/Lib/test/pyservlet/basic.py b/Lib/test/pyservlet/basic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from javax.servlet.http import HttpServlet
+from jakarta.servlet.http import HttpServlet
 
 class basic(HttpServlet):
     def doGet(self, req, resp):

diff --git a/Lib/test/pyservlet/filter.py b/Lib/test/pyservlet/filter.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from javax.servlet import Filter
+from jakarta.servlet import Filter
 
 class filter(Filter):
     def init(self, config):

diff --git a/Lib/test/pyservlet/increment.py b/Lib/test/pyservlet/increment.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from javax.servlet.http import HttpServlet
+from jakarta.servlet.http import HttpServlet
 
 class increment(HttpServlet):
     def __init__(self):

diff --git a/Lib/test/pyservlet/updated_basic.py b/Lib/test/pyservlet/updated_basic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from javax.servlet.http import HttpServlet
+from jakarta.servlet.http import HttpServlet
 
 class basic(HttpServlet):
     def doGet(self, req, resp):

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ Jython 2.7.5
 
 New Features
 
+    - Servlet support is updated to use the jakarta namespace. As part of this
+      change, the classes org.python.util.PyServlet, org.python.util.PyFilter
+      and org.python.util.PyServletInitializer have been relocated to a new
+      package org.python.servlet. Users should double-check that this change is
+      adjusted in their config if necessary.
+      The relocation allows adding the old classes (with javax.servlet imports)
+      to the classpath on top of jython.jar without name conflict. In many cases
+      this should suffice to retain workability of a legacy setup if needed.
+
 Jython 2.7.5a1 Bugs fixed
+    - [ GH-382 ] Java EE Servlet Namespace Has Been Changed From javax.servlet to jakarta.servlet
 
 
 

diff --git a/b/.idea/libraries/extlibs.xml b/b/.idea/libraries/extlibs.xml
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ dependencies {
      * choose the latest required.
      */
 
-    // Using a version available from repo (not 'extlibs/servlet-api-2.5' as in build.xml)
-    implementation 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0'
+    implementation 'jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:5.0.0'
 
     /*
      * These seem to be unnecessary while the proprietary database support is

diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ informix.jar = ../support/jdbc-4.10.12.jar
 
             <!-- Further database and Java EE-related JARs -->
             <filelist dir="${extlibs.dir}">
-                <file name="servlet-api-2.5.jar" />
+                <file name="jakarta.servlet-api-5.0.0.jar" />
                 <file name="mysql-connector-java-5.1.42-bin.jar" />
                 <file name="postgresql-42.1.1.jre7.jar" />
             </filelist>
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ The text for an official release would continue like ...
                 <exclude name="extlibs/asm*.jar" />
                 <exclude name="extlibs/jarjar*.jar" />
                 <exclude name="extlibs/junit*.jar" />
-                <exclude name="extlibs/servlet-api*.jar" />
+                <exclude name="extlibs/jakarta.servlet-api-*.jar" />
                 <exclude name="extlibs/stringtemplate*.jar" />
                 <exclude name="extlibs/xerces*.jar" />
             </fileset>

diff --git a/extlibs/jakarta.servlet-api-5.0.0.jar b/extlibs/jakarta.servlet-api-5.0.0.jar
diff --git a/extlibs/servlet-api-2.5.jar b/extlibs/servlet-api-2.5.jar
diff --git a/src/com/xhaus/modjy/ModjyJServlet.java b/src/com/xhaus/modjy/ModjyJServlet.java
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-
 import org.python.core.Options;
 import org.python.core.Py;
 import org.python.core.PyException;
@@ -42,6 +36,12 @@
 import org.python.core.PyType;
 import org.python.util.PythonInterpreter;
 
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
 public class ModjyJServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
     protected final static String MODJY_PYTHON_CLASSNAME = "modjy_servlet";

diff --git a/src/org/python/util/PyFilter.java → src/org/python/servlet/PyFilter.java b/src/org/python/util/PyFilter.java → src/org/python/servlet/PyFilter.java
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-package org.python.util;
+package org.python.servlet;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import javax.servlet.Filter;
-import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
-import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
-import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
+
+import jakarta.servlet.Filter;
+import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
+import jakarta.servlet.FilterConfig;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletResponse;
 
 import org.python.core.PyException;
 import org.python.util.PythonInterpreter;
 
 /**
- * Enables you to write Jython modules that inherit from <code>javax.servlet.Filter</code>, and to
- * insert them in your servlet container's filter chain, like any Java <code>Filter</code>.
+ * Enables you to write Jython modules that inherit from <code>jakarta.servlet.Filter</code>, and to insert them in your
+ * servlet container's filter chain, like any Java <code>Filter</code>.
  *
  * <p>
  * Example:
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@
  * <b>/WEB-INF/filters/HeaderFilter.py:</b>
  *
  * <pre>
- * from javax.servlet import Filter
+ * from jakarta.servlet import Filter
  *
  * # Module must contain a class with the same name as the module
- * # which in turn must implement javax.servlet.Filter
+ * # which in turn must implement jakarta.servlet.Filter
  * class HeaderFilter (Filter):
  *   def init(self, config):
  *       self.header = config.getInitParameter('header')
@@ -44,14 +45,14 @@
  * <pre>
  * &lt;!-- Initialize the Jython runtime --&gt;
  *   &lt;listener&gt;
- *       &lt;listener-class&gt;org.python.util.PyServletInitializer&lt;/listener-class&gt;
+ *       &lt;listener-class&gt;org.python.servlet.PyServletInitializer&lt;/listener-class&gt;
  *       &lt;load-on-startup&gt;1&lt;/load-on-startup&gt;
  *   &lt;/listener&gt;
  *
  * &lt;!-- Declare a uniquely-named PyFilter --&gt;
  * &lt;filter&gt;
  *  &lt;filter-name&gt;HeaderFilter&lt;/filter-name&gt;
- *  &lt;filter-class&gt;org.python.util.PyFilter&lt;/filter-class&gt;
+ *  &lt;filter-class&gt;org.python.servlet.PyFilter&lt;/filter-class&gt;
  *
  *  &lt;!-- The special param __filter__ gives the context-relative path to the Jython source file --&gt;
  *  &lt;init-param&gt;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterCha
     public void init(FilterConfig config) throws ServletException {
         if (config.getServletContext().getAttribute(PyServlet.INIT_ATTR) == null) {
             throw new ServletException("Jython has not been initialized.  Add "
-                    + "org.python.util.PyServletInitializer as a listener to your "
+                    + "org.python.servlet.PyServletInitializer as a listener to your "
                     + "web.xml.");
         }
         this.config = config;

diff --git a/src/org/python/util/PyServlet.java → src/org/python/servlet/PyServlet.java b/src/org/python/util/PyServlet.java → src/org/python/servlet/PyServlet.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.python.util;
+package org.python.servlet;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
-import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletResponse;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.python.Version;
 import org.python.core.PrePy;
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 import org.python.core.PyObject;
 import org.python.core.PyString;
 import org.python.core.PySystemState;
+import org.python.util.Generic;
+import org.python.util.PythonInterpreter;
 
 /**
  * This servlet is used to re-serve Jython servlets. It stores bytecode for Jython servlets and
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
  * e.g. {@code http://localhost:8080/test/hello.py}
  * <pre>{@literal
  *
- * from javax.servlet.http import HttpServlet
+ * from jakarta.servlet.http import HttpServlet
  * class hello(HttpServlet):
  *     def doGet(self, req, res):
  *         res.setContentType("text/html");
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@
  * <web-app>
  *     <servlet>
  *         <servlet-name>PyServlet</servlet-name>
- *         <servlet-class>org.python.util.PyServlet</servlet-class>
+ *         <servlet-class>org.python.servlet.PyServlet</servlet-class>
  *         <init-param>
  *             <param-name>python.home</param-name>
  *             <param-value>/usr/home/jython-2.5</param-value>
@@ -124,10 +126,10 @@ protected static void init(Properties props, ServletContext context) {
         }
 
         PySystemState.initialize(baseProps, props, new String[0]);
-        PySystemState.add_package("javax.servlet");
-        PySystemState.add_package("javax.servlet.http");
-        PySystemState.add_package("javax.servlet.jsp");
-        PySystemState.add_package("javax.servlet.jsp.tagext");
+        PySystemState.add_package("jakarta.servlet");
+        PySystemState.add_package("jakarta.servlet.http");
+        PySystemState.add_package("jakarta.servlet.jsp");
+        PySystemState.add_package("jakarta.servlet.jsp.tagext");
         PySystemState.add_classdir(rootPath + "WEB-INF" + File.separator + "classes");
         PySystemState.add_extdir(rootPath + "WEB-INF" + File.separator + "lib", true);
     }
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ public void service(ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res)
     {
         req.setAttribute("pyservlet", this);
 
-        String spath = (String) req.getAttribute("javax.servlet.include.servlet_path");
+        String spath = (String) req.getAttribute("jakarta.servlet.include.servlet_path");
         if (spath == null) {
             spath = ((HttpServletRequest)req).getServletPath();
             if (spath == null || spath.length() == 0) {

diff --git a/...org/python/util/PyServletInitializer.java → .../python/servlet/PyServletInitializer.java b/...org/python/util/PyServletInitializer.java → .../python/servlet/PyServletInitializer.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-package org.python.util;
+package org.python.servlet;
 
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent;
-import javax.servlet.ServletContextListener;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContextEvent;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContextListener;
 
 /**
  * Initializes the jython runtime inside a servlet engine. Should be used with {@link PyFilter} to
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  * <pre>
  *   &lt;listener&gt;
- *       &lt;listener-class&gt;org.python.util.PyServletInitializer&lt;/listener-class&gt;
+ *       &lt;listener-class&gt;org.python.servlet.PyServletInitializer&lt;/listener-class&gt;
  *       &lt;load-on-startup&gt;1&lt;/load-on-startup&gt;
  *   &lt;/listener&gt;
  *</pre>

diff --git a/tests/modjy/java/com/xhaus/modjy/ModjyTestBase.java b/tests/modjy/java/com/xhaus/modjy/ModjyTestBase.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 import org.jdom.output.XMLOutputter;
 import org.python.core.PyObject;
-import org.python.util.PyFilterTest;
-import org.python.util.PyServletTest;
+import org.python.servlet.PyFilterTest;
+import org.python.servlet.PyServletTest;
 import org.python.util.PythonInterpreter;
 
 import com.mockrunner.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;

diff --git a/tests/modjy/java/com/xhaus/modjy/ModjyTestInterpreterLifecycle.java b/tests/modjy/java/com/xhaus/modjy/ModjyTestInterpreterLifecycle.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 package com.xhaus.modjy;
 
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
 
 public class ModjyTestInterpreterLifecycle extends ModjyTestBase {
 

diff --git a/...jy/java/org/python/util/PyFilterTest.java → ...java/org/python/servlet/PyFilterTest.java b/...jy/java/org/python/util/PyFilterTest.java → ...java/org/python/servlet/PyFilterTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-package org.python.util;
+package org.python.servlet;
 
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import com.mockrunner.mock.web.MockFilterConfig;
 

diff --git a/...y/java/org/python/util/PyServletTest.java → ...ava/org/python/servlet/PyServletTest.java b/...y/java/org/python/util/PyServletTest.java → ...ava/org/python/servlet/PyServletTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-package org.python.util;
+package org.python.servlet;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
 
 import org.python.core.PyFile;
 import com.mockrunner.base.NestedApplicationException;