Python Programming with the Java™ Class Libraries: A Tutorial for Building Web and Enterprise Applications with Jython

Table of contents

1. Copyright
2. Preface
3. Jython Overview
   1. Programming, Briefly
   2. Learning Python First
   3. Python the Language
   4. Starting with Python
   5. Basic Functions with Python
   6. Python as a Main Program
   7. The Fast Track
   8. The Power of Python
   9. Where Do You Go from Here?
   10. Summary
4. Statements and Expressions
   1. Comments and Document Strings
   2. Statements
   3. Expressions
   4. Variables
   5. Data Types
   6. Python Collection Types
   7. Advanced Topic: Determining Types at Runtime
   8. Literals
   9. Summary
5. Operators and String Formatting
   1. Operators
   2. Formatting Strings—Modulus
   3. Summary
6. Control Flow
   1. The if Statement
   2. The while Statement
   3. The for Statement
   4. Putting It All Together
   5. Summary
7. Organizing Your Code
   1. Evolution of a Programmer
   2. Code Blocks and Namespaces
   3. Modules
   4. Functions and Methods
   5. Putting Things Together
   6. Classes
   7. Packages
   8. Globals and the Global Statement
   9. Summary
8. Object-Oriented Programming
   1. What Is OOP?
   2. Objects and Classes
   3. Special Class Methods
   4. Inheritance
   5. Polymorphism
   6. Summary
9. Errors and Exceptions
   1. Syntax and Sequence Errors
   2. The Danger of Exceptions
   3. The try Statement
   4. The raise Statement
   5. Classes and Instances as Exceptions
   6. Getting the Most Out of Your Exceptions
   7. Summary
10. Working with Files
    1. Simple File Operations
    2. Common File Methods
    3. Putting It All Together: The Address Book Example
    4. The Full address3.py Code
    5. Persisting Objects with pickle
    6. pickle and the Address Book Application
    7. Summary
11. Built-In Functions
    1. Conversion
    2. Namespace: dir(), globals(), locals(), vars()
    3. Type Checking: callable(), type()
    4. Operations
    5. Advanced Topic: Functional Programming
    6. Advanced exec and eval
    7. Summary
12. Working with Strings
    1. Conversion: atoi(), atof(), atol()
    2. Case Change: capitalize(), capwords(), swapcases(), lower(), upper()
    3. Finding: find(), rfind(), index(), rindex(), count(), replace()
    4. Splitting and Joining: split(), splitfields(), join(), joinfields()
    5. Stripping and Parsing: lstrip(), rstrip(), strip()
    6. Adjusting Text: ljust(), rjust(), center(), zfill(), expandtabs()
    7. Summary
13. Interfacing with Java
    1. Using the Java APIs
    2. Java Types
    3. Java Constructors
    4. Java Arrays and jarray
    5. Java Arrays and Methods
    6. Bean Properties
    7. Properties
    8. Java Event Handling
    9. Subclassing Java Classes
    10. Advanced Topics
    11. Summary
14. Working with Java Streams
    1. The Java Way of File Operations
    2. Text Streams
    3. Binary Streams: InputStream and OutputStream
    4. DataInput and DataOutput
    5. The File Class
    6. The RandomAccessFile Class
    7. The StreamTokenizer Class
    8. Persisting Objects with Java Streams
    9. Using Java Streams to Work with Memory
    10. Summary
15. JFC Fundamentals
    1. Components and Containers
    2. JFrame
    3. Handling Events with JFrame
    4. The Python Way of Handling Events
    5. The Class Hierarchy for JFrame and Frame
    6. JPanel
    7. JLabel
    8. JComponent
    9. JButton
    10. JTextField
    11. JCheckBox
    12. JRadioButton
    13. List and JList
    14. Summary
16. First Swing Application, Layout, and Menus
    1. Putting Things Together with Basic Java GUIs
    2. Adding an Input Form for an Address Entry: The Prototype
    3. Adding an Input Form for an Address Entry: First Cut
    4. Adding a Main Window for the Address Book Application: Prototype
    5. Adding a Main Window: First Cut
    6. Adding a Toolbar and a Dialog for the Address Book Application
    7. Menus
    8. Layout Managers
    9. A GridBagLayout Example
    10. Putting Things Together: Adding GridBagLayout to the Address Application
    11. Summary
17. Graphics and Events
    1. A Quick Graphics Tour
    2. A Quick Tour of Common Events
    3. Putting Things Together: A Drawing Program
    4. The Complete Shapes and DrawShapes Modules
    5. Summary
18. Advanced Swing
    1. JTable
    2. Working with Table Models
    3. Putting Things Together—Adding a Table Model to the Address Book Application
    4. JTree
    5. JToolBar and Actions
    6. Summary
19. SQL and JDBC
    1. A Quick and Dirty JDBC Session
    2. Programming with JDBC and SQL
    3. SQL Data Definition Language
    4. SQL Data Manipulation Language
    5. Putting It All Together—Adding Database Support to the Address Book Application
    6. Summary
20. Applets
    1. What Are Applets?
    2. Working with Applets
    3. Using an Applet as a Container
    4. Transforming the Address Book Application into an Applet
    5. Advanced Topic: AppletContext and AppletStub
    6. Summary
21. Installing Jython on Windows
    1. Installing Java Runtime
    2. Installing the J2SE—Step by Step
    3. Installing Jython
22. Installing Jython on Linux
    1. Unpacking the Blackdown Package
    2. Unpacking the Sun Package
    3. Installing the Sun and Blackdown Distributions
    4. Installing Older Distributions
    5. Running Jython
23. The Power of Scripting
    1. Scripting Versus Programming Languages
    2. Java and Scripting
    3. Integrating Scripting with Jython
    4. Which Scripting Language to Choose
    5. Hello World—The Programming Rosetta Stone
    6. What Does It All Mean?
24. Java and Python: A Comparison
    1. Python 101
    2. A GUI Application
    3. A Statistics Application
    4. A String Parsing Example
    5. Embedding Jython in Java
25. Regular Expressions
    1. A Simple Example
    2. Pattern Characteristics
    3. Regular Expression Functions and Error and Flags Properties
    4. re Object Methods and Properties
    5. Match Object Methods and Properties
    6. Metacharacters
    7. Putting Things Together