Python and Java are natural team-mates. Using Python together with the Java class libraries, developers at all levels can leverage Python's simplicity and Java's power together, building advanced Web and enterprise applications with remarkable speed and efficiency. Richard Hightower shows how, from start to finish. Using step-by-step examples, Hightower introduces the fundamentals of Python and object-oriented programming. You'll learn how to work with files, use Python's intrinsic functionality, and take advantage of Python's powerful string handling capabilities. Next, Hightower shows how to interface with Java APIs; how to build Swing graphical applications more easily with JPython; and, how to utilize SQL and JDBC to access enterprise data from Python programs. An important section shows how to use Python to solve problems that would otherwise require far more complex Java coding. For all Python programmers who want to take advantage of the Java class libraries. And. for all Java developers seeking faster, more efficient ways to build Web and enterprise applications.

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(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary.) Preface. 1. Jython Overview. Programming, Briefly. Learning Python First. Python the Language. Starting with Python. Basic Functions with Python. Python as a Main Program. The Fast Track. The Power of Python. Where Do You Go from Here? 2. Statements and Expressions. Comments and Document Strings. Statements. Expressions. Variables. Data Types. Python Collection Types. Advanced Topic: Determining Types at Runtime. Literals. 3. Operators and String Formatting. Operators. Formatting Strings—Modulus. 4. Control Flow. The if Statement. The while Statement. The for Statement. Putting It All Together. 5. Organizing Your Code. Evolution of a Programmer. Code Blocks and Namespaces. Modules. Functions and Methods. Putting Things Together. Classes. Packages. Globals and the Global Statement. 6. Object-Oriented Programming. What Is OOP? Objects and Classes. Special Class Methods. Inheritance. Polymorphism. 7. Errors and Exceptions. Syntax and Sequence Errors. The Danger of Exceptions. The try Statement. The raise Statement. Classes and Instances as Exceptions. Getting the Most Out of Your Exceptions. 8. Working with Files. Simple File Operations. Common File Methods. Putting It All Together: The Address Book Example. The Full address3.py Code. Persisting Objects with pickle. pickle and the Address Book Application. 9. Built-In Functions. Conversion. Namespace: dir(), globals(), locals(), vars(). Type Checking: callable(), type(). Operations. Advanced Topic: Functional Programming. Advanced exec and eval. 10. Working with Strings. Conversion: atoi(), atof(), atol(). Case Change: capitalize(), capwords(), swapcases(), lower(),upper(). Finding: find(), rfind(), index(), rindex(), count(), replace(). Splitting and Joining: split(), splitfields(), join(), joinfields(). Stripping and Parsing: lstrip(), rstrip(), strip(). Adjusting Text: ljust(), rjust(), center(), zfill(), expandtabs(). 11. Interfacing with Java. Using the Java APIs. Java Types. Java Constructors. Java Arrays and jarray. Java Arrays and Methods. Bean Properties. Properties. Java Event Handling. Subclassing Java Classes. Advanced Topics. 12. Working with Java Streams. The Java Way of File Operations. Text Streams. Binary Streams: InputStream and OutputStream. DataInput and DataOutput. The File Class. The RandomAccessFile Class. The StreamTokenizer Class. Persisting Objects with Java Streams. Using Java Streams to Work with Memory. 13. JFC Fundamentals. Components and Containers. JFrame. Handling Events with JFrame. The Python Way of Handling Events. The Class Hierarchy for JFrame and Frame. JPanel. JLabel. JComponent. JButton. JTextField. JCheckBox. JRadioButton. List and Jlist. 14. First Swing Application, Layout, and Menu. Putting Things Together with Basic Java GUIs. Adding an Input Form for an Address Entry: The Prototype. Adding an Input Form for an Address Entry: First Cut. Adding a Main Window for the Address Book Application: Prototype. Adding a Main Window: First Cut. Adding a Toolbar and a Dialog for the Address Book Application. Menus. Layout Managers. A GridBagLayout Example. Putting Things Together: Adding GridBagLayout to the Address Application. 15. Graphics and Events. A Quick Graphics Tour. A Quick Tour of Common Events. Putting Things Together: A Drawing Program. The Complete Shapes and DrawShapes Modules. 16. Advanced Swing. JTable. Working with Table Models. Putting Things Together—Adding a Table Model to the Address Book Application. JTree. JToolBar and Actions. 17. SQL and JDBC. A Quick and Dirty JDBC Session. Programming with JDBC and SQL. SQL Data Definition Language. SQL Data Manipulation Language. Putting It All Together—Adding Database Support to the Address Book Application. 18. Applets. What Are Applets? Working with Applets. Using an Applet as a Container. Transforming the Address Book Application into an Applet. Advanced Topic: AppletContext and AppletStub. Appendix A: Installing Jython on Windows. Installing Java Runtime. Installing the J2SE—Step by Step. Installing Jython. Appendix B: Installing Jython on Linux by Jaysen Lorenzen. Unpacking the Blackdown Package. Unpacking the Sun Package. Installing the Sun and Blackdown Distributions. Installing Older Distributions. Running Jython. Appendix C: The Power of Scripting. Scripting Versus Programming Languages. Java and Scripting. Integrating Scripting with Jython. Which Scripting Language to Choose. Hello World—The Programming Rosetta Stone. What Does It All Mean? Appendix D: Java and Python: A Comparison. Python 101. A GUI Application. A Statistics Application. A String Parsing Example. Embedding Jython in Java. Appendix E: Regular Expressions by Jaysen Lorenzen. A Simple Example. Pattern Characteristics. Regular Expression Functions and Error and Flags Properties. re Object Methods and Properties. match Object Methods and Properties. Metacharacters. Putting Things Together by Rick Hightower. Index. 0201616165T06242002