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 Jython Agenda -- Computer Horizons Training
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This document provides an agenda for the Jython training scheduled for
Computer Horizons Corporation for 4/18-19/2006 and 5/2-3/2006.

Day 1 AM:

- Introductions, administrative matters.

- Outline of the course.  Goals for the course.

- Introduction to Jython: (1) description of Jython and Python; (2)
  comparison and differences between Jython and Python; (3) comparison
  with other languages.

Day 1 PM:

- Lexical matters: (1) variables, (2) line structure, (3)
  comments, (4) block structure, (5) operators.

- Jython execution model: (1) how Jython evaluates and runs code;
  (2) the Jython object model.

- Built-in data types and operations on built-in types: numerical
  types, lists/arrays, dictionaries, strings, etc.

- Practical exercises: (1) creating and using tuples and list; (2)
  creating and using dictionaries; (3) creating strings, string
  operations, and formatting strings.


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Day 2 AM:

- Built-in data types, continued.

- Introduction to structured Jython: (1) functions, (2) classes,
  (3) modules, (4) packages.

- Practical exercises: (1) functions; (2) simple classes; (3)
  modules.

Day 2 PM:

- Jython statements: (1) assignment, (2) import, (3) print,
  (4) if-then-else.

- Jython statements, continued: (1) for; (2) while; (3) continue and
  break; (4) try-except; (5) raise.

- Practical exercises -- statements.


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Day 3 AM:

- Structured Jython revisited: (1) functions, (2) classes, (3)
  modules, (4) packages.

- Practical exercises: (1) functions; (2) classes and object-oriented
  programming.

Day 3 PM:

- Jython extended: calling Java from Jython.

- Extending Jython with Java: writing Java for Jython; special
  techniques.

- Practical exercises: (1) using Java classes from Jython; (2) writing
  a Java class to be used in Jython.


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Day 4 AM:

- Compiling Jython for Java: (1) when and why; (2) benefits; (3)
  how-to compile, using jythonc; (4) how-to use the resulting .class
  files.

- Embedding Jython in Java: (1) capabilities provided by embedded
  Jython; (2) how to embed; (3) passing values between Jython and
  Java; (4) maintaining state (across scripts).

- Practical exercises


Day 4 PM:

- Practical exercises: (1) functions; (2) classes; (3) modules.

- Practical exercises -- Application related tasks and problems
  suggested by class members.