Python Programming with the Java? Class Libraries

Richard Hightower is the CTO at Trivera Technologies, a global training and consulting company that focuses on Enterprise Java Development. He leads the adoption of new processes including extreme programming, and helps implement coding standards and guidelines for development. He has created an extensible caching mechanism for caching JSPs, XSLTs, and JDBC results and a pluggable XSLT engine framework. Formerly the senior software engineer for Java Architecture at Intel's Enterprise Architecture Lab, Rick is a frequent contributor to Java™ Developer's Journal magazine and the coauthor of Java Tools for Extreme Programming (Wiley, 2001). At Intel, he led his team of developers in the design and implementation of three-tier, client-server applications; introduced O-O CASE tools; and created several frameworks using a variety of Java, COM, CORBA, and middleware technologies. Rick also created ICBeans and authored the patent application for this technology, which was awarded to Intel. A software engineer at heart, he specializes in development tools and processes, and developing enterprise applications using J2EETM, XML, UML, CORBA, JDBC, SQL, and Oracle technologies. 0201616165AB07022002

(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.

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