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The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java™ Platform
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The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java™ Platform

by Josh Juneau, Jim Baker, Victor Ng, Leo Soto, Frank Wierzbicki
March 2010
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
544 pages
13h 28m
English
Apress
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Chapter 2. Data Types and Referencing

Programming languages and applications need data. We define applications to work with data, and we need to have containers that can be used to hold it. This chapter is all about defining containers and using them to work with application data. Whether the data we are using is coming from a keyboard entry or if we are working with a database, there needs to be a way to temporarily store it in our programs so that it can be manipulated and used. Once we're done working with the data then these temporary containers can be destroyed in order to make room for new constructs.

We'll start by taking a look at the different data types that are offered by the Python language, and then we'll follow by discussing how to ...

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