Python: neo4j.py embedded install

1) install
sudo easy_install neo4j-embedded

2) set path to JVM:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre

or set path in jpype (/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jpype/_linux.py):

in string 53: "java_home = os.getenv('JAVA_HOME')" => "java_home = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/'"

3) in file /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neo4j_embedded-1.6-py2.7.egg/neo4j/_backend.py

string 132 correct follow:

+    jvm_path = get_jvm_path()
	133	+    jvm_args = get_jvm_args()
	134	+
132	135	try:
133		-      jpype.startJVM(get_jvm_path(), *get_jvm_args())
	136	+      jpype.startJVM(jvm_path, *jvm_args)

4) try import neo4j:

>>import neo4j

>>

5) create DB in Python:

from neo4j import GraphDatabase

# Create db

db = GraphDatabase('/data/neo4j_DB')

...

print('all ok')

# Shut down db

db.shutdown()

 

more: http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/1.5-SNAPSHOT/python-embedded-installation.html