Re: [Jython-users] Where is Good guide to Jython??

[Noel R. <no...@ya...>]

>  if any one could give a similar review on 'Jython Essentials' by O'Reilly.

I guess I'm qualified to jump in and talk about _Jython Essentials_.  Our 
goal was to have the book be useful for both Python and Java 
programmers.  That said, structurally, it's hard to do an introductory 
Jython book without spending time introducing the Python language.  After 
we do that, we have a couple of chapters on Jython/Java integration, both 
on using Java data from Jython and subclassing Java from Jython.

We tried to give usage examples that would be helpful either to a Java 
programmer who wasn't familiar with standard Python or to a Python 
programmer who wasn't familiar with Java.  So we have a chapter on the use 
and availability of common Python library modules, and chapters or sections 
on JavaBeans, Swing, zxJDBC, Java-based XML tools, and Servlets.  Finally, 
there are chapters on using embedded Jython interpreters and on using 
jythonc compilation.  Appendices included an updated and expanded 
Jython/CPython differences list, and a quick-reference translation between 
basic Java constructs and Python constructs.  So there is lots of useful 
information for both Python and Java programmers.

And here's my shameless plug... we're online at 
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jythoness/>.

I hope this information is helpful.

Samuele, anything to add?

Thanks,

Noel Rappin


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