pip error code 1 when installing javabridge

Question

I'm trying to install weka python wrapper and i find out that first i have to install javabridge package. but when i'm trying to install it:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/private/var/folders/ts/vm7w_pd55xscxfb6x9q_gbrr0000gn/T/pip-build-rx5vuvku/javabridge/setup.py", line 155
    except OSError, e:
                  ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

----------------------------------------

Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/ts/vm7w_pd55xscxfb6x9q_gbrr0000gn/T/pip-build-rx5vuvku/javabridge

i'm running mac os el capitan.

Answer 1

At this stage, you need Python 2.7 and at most javabridge 1.0.11 for the python-weka-wrapper library (1.0.14 does not work!). You can install javabridge 1.0.11 as follows:

sudo pip install https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/j/javabridge/javabridge-1.0.11.tar.gz