The Definitive Guide To Jython: Python For The JavaTM Platform

Jython is an open source implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented scripting language Python seamlessly integrated with the Java platform. The predecessor to Jython, JPython, is certified as 100% Pure Java. Jython is freely available for both commercial and noncommercial use and is distributed with source code. Jython is complementary to Java. The Definitive Guide to Jython , written by the official Jython team leads, covers Jython 2.5 (or 2.5.x)—from the basics to more advanced features. This book begins with a brief introduction to the language and then journeys through Jython's different features and uses. The Definitive Guide to Jython is organized for beginners as well as advanced users of the language. The book provides a general overview of the Jython language itself, but it also includes intermediate and advanced topics regarding database, web, and graphical user interface (GUI) applications; Web services/SOA; and integration, concurrency, and parallelism, to name a few.

Jython is an open source implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented scripting language Python seamlessly integrated with the Java platform. The predecessor to Jython, JPython, is certified as 100% Pure Java. Jython is freely available for both commercial and noncommercial use and is distributed with source code. Jython is complementary to Java.

The Definitive Guide to Jython, written by the official Jython team leads, covers Jython 2.5 (or 2.5.x)—from the basics tomore advanced features. This book begins with a brief introduction to the language and then journeys through Jython’s different features and uses.

The Definitive Guide to Jython is organized for beginners as well as advanced users of the language. The book provides a general overview of the Jython language itself, but it also includes intermediate and advanced topics regarding database, web, and graphical user interface (GUI) applications; Web services/SOA; and integration, concurrency, and parallelism, to name a few.

What you’ll learn

• How to handle Jython basics like language syntax and concepts
• How to use the Jython scripting language for I/O, Java/Jython integration, and Jython in an IDE and databases
• How to integrate Jython with the Django web framework and even Spring
• How to develop web applications with Jython including web services/SOA, GUI considerations, and deployment targets
• How to conduct testing, continuous integration, concurrency, scaling, and more with Jython

Who this book is for

This book is for Java web developers looking to use a dynamic scripting language as an alternative to Groovy or JRuby. Other web developers who use Python and Django may also be interested in this book.

Table of Contents

1. Language and Syntax
2. Data Types and Referencing
3. Operators, Expressions, and Program Flow
4. Defining Functions and Using Built-ins
5. Input and Output
6. Object-Oriented Jython
7. Exception Handling and Debugging
8. Modules and Packages for Code Reuse
9. Scripting With Jython
10. Jython and Java Integration
11. Using Jython in an IDE
12. Databases and Jython: Object Relational Mapping and Using JDBC
13. Simple Web Applications
14. Web Applications With Django
15. Introduction to Pylons
16. GUI Applications
17. Deployment Targets
18. Strategy and Technique
19. Testing and Continuous Integration
20. Concurrency
21. Appendix A: Using Other Tools with Jython
22. Appendix B: Jython Cookbook
23. Appendix C: Built-in Functions

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-162 Language and Syntax....Pages 3-24 Data Types and Referencing....Pages 25-58 Operators, Expressions, and Program Flow....Pages 59-79 Defining Functions and Using Built-ins....Pages 81-103 Input and Output....Pages 105-112 Object-Oriented Jython....Pages 113-132 Exception Handling and Debugging....Pages 133-150 Modules and Packages for Code Reuse....Pages 151-162 Front Matter....Pages 163-262 Scripting With Jython....Pages 165-173 Jython and Java Integration....Pages 175-195 Using Jython in an IDE....Pages 197-229 Databases and Jython: Object Relational Mapping and Using JDBC....Pages 231-261 Front Matter....Pages 263-376 Simple Web Applications....Pages 265-280 Web Applications With Django....Pages 281-325 Introduction to Pylons....Pages 327-346 GUI Applications....Pages 347-357 Deployment Targets....Pages 359-376 Front Matter....Pages 377-436 Testing and Continuous Integration....Pages 379-411 Concurrency....Pages 413-436 Back Matter....Pages 437-511