Chapter 9. Scripting With Jython
In this chapter, we will look at scripting with Jython. For our purposes, we will define "scripting" as the writing of small programs to help out with daily tasks. These tasks are things like deleting and creating directories, managing files and programs, and anything else that feels repetitive that you might be able to express as a small program. In practice, however, scripts can become so large that the line between a script and a full sized program can blur.
We'll start with some very small examples to give you a feel for the sorts of tasks you might script from Jython. Then we'll cover a medium-sized task to show the use of a few of these techniques together.
Getting the Arguments Passed to a Script
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