Jython Monthly

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November 2006 -- Issue #5

In Progress

Welcome to the Novemberber 2006 issue of Jython Monthly. The content of this newsletter will focus on using and developing the Jython languge. I want to encourage the readers of Jython Monthly to send any articles, tips, tricks, or any other Jython related material to me if you think it should be distributed with this newsletter.

Special thanks to those who submitted material for this month's newsletter!

- Josh Juneau

Questions, comments, or suggestions?

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jython-monthly@mchsi.com or jython-users@lists.sourceforge.net for discussion.

Articles

Extending Jython Drag N Drop Example

Submitted By: Colin

This is a Jython translation of Sun's Java example of how extend drag and drop functionality. It omits the JTable component but this should be easy to add. Although not perfect, hopefully it may be of use to someone and demonstrate how easy DnD is to implement and extend in Jython.

[http://wiki.python.org/jython/JythonMonthly/Articles/November2006/1 Read Complete Article]

Jython and SOAP Example

Submitted By: Claude Falbriard

I´ve integrated the APACHE SOAP package which provides a simple client for SOAP protocol. The sample program delivers a "Currency Converter" in real-time . The webservice is available for public access from a site called: xmethods.net.

[http://wiki.python.org/jython/JythonMonthly/Articles/November2006/2 Read Complete Article]

Add Logging to Jython with Simple Log

Submitted By: Josh Juneau

[http://wiki.python.org/jython/JythonMonthly/Articles/November2006/3 Read Complete Article]

Interested in Developing Jython?

If you are interested in developing Jython, please take a look at the [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=12867&atid=112867 current bug listing] and submit patches for items which you can repair.

IDE Information

[http://freshmeat.net/projects/jyconsole/?branch_id=62133&release_id=238776 JyConsole 1.3 Released]

[http://pydev.sourceforge.net/ PyDev 1.2.5 Released]

====Major highlights:==== Early release of the Pydev package explorer View. Features already implemented:

Debugger bug-fix: Crash when debugging wxPython programs should not happen anymore When opening a file, the encoding is considered (and not only when saving it) Patches from Gergely Kis:

Patch from Gregory Golberg:

Who's Using Jython?

[http://www.infoq.com/news/jalian-marathon-1-0 Marathon 1.0]

[http://www.gulfsoft.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=323&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Tivoli Application Dependancy Software]

Jython Blogs

[http://achimr.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!7F4D1D66B60229E6!123.entry Multicore processors or how to choose a programming language for the next 5 years]

[http://ivarsv.blogspot.com/2006/10/python.html Using Python Interpreter]

[http://sujitpal.blogspot.com/2006/10/using-jython-to-call-java.html Using Jython to Call Java]

Discussions

[http://coding.derkeiler.com/Archive/Python/comp.lang.python/2006-10/msg03204.html Jython and toString()]

Interesting Facts

Jython - Average Job Salary & Stats in UK http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/jython.do

Useful Links

Links

[http://www.jython.org Jython Home]

[http://www.python.org Python Home]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jython Jython WikiPedia]

[http://freshmeat.net/projects/jython/ Freshmeat.net]

[http://www.pythonware.com/daily/ Python Daily News]