Speedier list by JList.

K:\jython2.5.2>java -jar jython.jar jlist_ex.py
256000 words generated in 9.84 s
Sorted in 1.48 s
Time taken for list: 1.37 s

import random
import string
import time

import javax.swing as swing
import java.awt as awt

class JListWindow(object):
  def __init__(self, title, data):
    t0 = time.clock()
    frame = swing.JFrame(title)
    frame.setLayout(awt.FlowLayout())
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE)

    spane = swing.JScrollPane()
    spane.getViewport().setView(swing.JList(data))
    self.label = swing.JLabel('Time to build list')
    frame.add(self.label)
    frame.add(spane)
    frame.pack()
    frame.setVisible(True)

    t0 -= time.clock()
    self.label.text = 'Time taken for list: %.2f s' % -t0
    print(self.label.text)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    t0 = time.clock()
    word_max = 256000
    names = [''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase)
                     for count in range(6))
             for word_count in range(word_max)]
    t0 -= time.clock()
    print('%i words generated in %.2f s' % (word_max, -t0))

    t0 = time.clock()
    names.sort()
    t0 -= time.clock()
    print('Sorted in %.2f s' % -t0)

    JListWindow("Jython Sorted List", names)

Making object based on JFrame:

import random
import string
import time

import javax.swing as swing
import java.awt as awt


def random_words(word_max, length):
    return [''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase)
                     for count in range(length))
             for word_count in range(word_max)]

class WordWindow(swing.JFrame):
    def __init__(self, length=6,  word_max=256000):
        super(swing.JFrame, self).__init__()
        self.contentPane.layout = awt.FlowLayout(  )
        self.setDefaultCloseOperation(swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE)
        self.title = 'Testing Swing and Jython'
        self.label = swing.JLabel()
        self.add(self.label)
        self.pack()
        self.show()

        t0 = time.clock()
        self.names = random_words(word_max, length)
        t0 -= time.clock()
        self.label.text = '%i words generated in %.2f s. ' % (word_max, -t0)
        self.pack()

        t0 = time.clock()
        self.names.sort()
        t0 -= time.clock()
        self.label.text += ' Sorting %.2f s.   ' % -t0
        self.pack()

        t0 = time.clock()
        spane = swing.JScrollPane()
        spane.getViewport().setView(swing.JList(self.names))
        t0 -= time.clock()
        self.label.text += 'Build: %.2f s. ' % -t0

        self.add(spane)
        self.pack()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    my_swing = WordWindow()
    print(my_swing.label.text)

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