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Jepp (Java Embedded Python) embeds CPython in Java. It is stable and thread-safe, and is suitable for many different scripting needs.
Note: for most purposes Jep is now at https://github.com/mrj0/jep
Releases can be found on pypi:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jep/3.1.0