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

Evolution of a Programmer

As your programs grow, or as you increase your understanding of Python, you'll use more of Python's organization features. For example:

• You want to learn how to do a task, so you use the interactive interpreter to learn Python.

• You want to automate a task, so you write a script. (See Appendix C on scripts.)

• You want to reuse script functionality, so you organize scripts into different modules.

• You want to use generalization and abstraction to reuse code common to many scripts, so you organize scripts into classes.

• You want to share modules with co-workers or a development team, so you organize your modules into packages.

• You want to use packages of modules from other sources and share your modules with others, so you organize ...