The Definitive Guide to Jython

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 Jython Basics: Learning the Language -- Chapter 1 Language and Syntax -- The Difference Between Jython and Python -- Installing and Configuring Jython -- Identifiers and Declaring Variables -- Reserved Words -- Coding Structure -- Operators -- Expressions -- Functions -- Classes -- Statements -- Iteration -- Basic Keyboard Input -- Other Python Statements -- Documenting Code -- Python Help -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Data Types and Referencing -- Python Data Types -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Operators, Expressions, and Program Flow -- Types of Expressions -- Mathematical Operations -- Using Expressions to Control Program Flow -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Defining Functions and Using Built-Ins -- Function Syntax and Basics -- Miscellaneous Information for the Curious Reader -- Built-in Functions -- Alternative Ways to Define Functions -- Generator Functions -- Namespaces, Nested Scopes, and Closures -- Function Decorators -- Coroutines -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Input and Output -- Input From the Keyboard -- File I/0 -- Pickle -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Object-Oriented Jython -- Basic Syntax -- Object Attribute Lookups -- Inheritance and Overloading -- Underscore Methods -- Protocols -- Default Arguments -- Runtime Binding of Methods -- Caching Attribute Access -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Exception Handling and Debugging -- Exception Handling Syntax and Differences With Java -- Defining Your Own Exceptions -- Issuing Warnings -- Assertions and Debugging -- Context Managers -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Modules and Packages for Code Reuse -- Imports for Reuse -- An Example Program -- Types of Import Statements -- Module Search Path, Compilation, and Loading -- Java Package Scanning -- Python Modules and Packages Versus Java Packages -- Advanced Import Manipulation -- Summary -- Part II Using the Language -- Chapter 9 Scripting With Jython -- Searching for a File -- Manipulating Files -- Making a Script a Module -- Parsing Commandline Options -- Compiling Java Source -- Example Script: Builder. Py -- Helloworld. Java -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Jython and Java Integration -- Using Java Within Jython Applications -- Using Jython Within Java Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 11 Using Jython in An Ide -- Eclipse -- Debugging -- Netbeans -- Ide Installation and Configuration -- Advanced Python Options -- General Python Usage -- Standalone Jython Apps -- Jython and Java Integrated Apps -- The Netbeans Python Debugger -- Other Netbeans Python Features -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Databases and Jython: Object Relational Mappingand Using Jdbc -- ZxjdbcUsing Pythons Db Api Via Jdbc -- Object Relational Mapping -- T$3075.