Another sketch of what Jython can do with Swing.. No threading done.

jgui.py

#!/usr/bin/jython
import javax.swing as swing
from   java.awt import BorderLayout, GridLayout
import java
import os


class jGUI(swing.JFrame):
    def __init__(self):
        swing.JFrame.__init__(self, title="Server Specs", size=(350, 400), defaultCloseOperation = swing.JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE)
        self.contentPane.layout = BorderLayout()
        self.contentPane.add(self.buildScroll(), BorderLayout.CENTER)
        self.contentPane.add(self.buildButtons(), BorderLayout.SOUTH)
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# Function that creates the buttons for the GUI
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    def buildButtons(self):
        self.panel = swing.JPanel(GridLayout(1,4))
        self.panel.add(swing.JButton("BIOS", actionPerformed=self.getBios))
        self.panel.add(swing.JButton("STATS", actionPerformed=self.getStats))
        self.panel.add(swing.JButton("IP", actionPerformed=self.getIp))
        self.panel.add(swing.JButton("APPS", actionPerformed=self.getBios))
        return self.panel
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# Function that creates the Scroll and Text Area
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    def buildScroll(self):
        row = swing.Box.createHorizontalBox()
        self.text = swing.JTextArea()
        scroll = swing.JScrollPane(swing.JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,swing.JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED)
        scroll.viewport.view = self.text
        row.add(scroll)
        return row

    def getBios(self, event):
        command = 'dmidecode -t bios'
        message = command + " info has been generated"
        windowTitle = "Completed"
        self.text.append("===============================================================\n")
        self.text.append("\t\tBIOS\n")
        self.text.append("===============================================================\n")
        self.text.append(os.popen(command).read())
        swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(None, message, windowTitle, swing.JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE)

    def getIp(self, event):
        command= 'ifconfig'
        message = command + " info has been generated"
        windowTitle = "Completed"
        self.text.append("===============================================================\n")
        self.text.append("\t\tIP INFO\n")
        self.text.append("===============================================================\n")
        self.text.append(os.popen(command).read())
        swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(None, command + " info has been generated", windowTitle, swing.JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE)

    def getStats(self, event):
        command= 'uptime'
        message = command + " info has been generated"
        windowTitle = "Completed"
        self.text.append("===============================================================\n")
        self.text.append("\t\tSERVER STATS\n")
        self.text.append("===============================================================\n")
        self.text.append(os.popen(command).read())
        swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(None, command + " info has been generated", windowTitle, swing.JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE)



if __name__ == "__main__":
    jGUI().show()