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Programming Python, 3rd Edition
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Programming Python, 3rd Edition

by Mark Lutz
August 2006
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1600 pages
51h 46m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Jython: Python for Java

Jython (formerly known as JPython) is an entirely distinct implementation of the Python programming language that allows programmers to use Python as an easy-to-use scripting component in Java-based applications. The effect is much the same as deploying standard Python as a scripting language for C and C++ libraries.

In short, Jython makes Python code look like Java and consequently offers a variety of technology options inherited from the Java world. With Jython, Python code may be run as client-side applets in web browsers, as server-side scripts, and in a variety of other roles. Jython is distinct from other systems mentioned in this section in terms of its scope: while it is based on the core Python language we’ve seen in this book, it actually replaces the underlying implementation of that language rather than augmenting it.[*]

This section briefly explores Jython and highlights some of the reasons you may or may not want to use it instead of the standard Python implementation. Although Jython is primarily of interest to programmers writing Java-based applications, it underscores integration possibilities and language definition issues that merit the attention of Python users. Because Jython is Java-centric, you need to know something about Java development to make the most sense of Jython, and this book doesn’t pretend to teach that in the next few pages. For more details, interested readers should consult other materials, including Jython documentation ...

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