There is a variety of documentation available to help you learn to use JPython.
For a one-page introduction to what JPython is and why you should care, check out "What is JPython?".
While JPython has only been publically available for eight months, the Python language has been around for many years. The majority of the standard Python documentation applies to JPython. A few good places to start are:
- Tutorial (start here)
- Library Reference (many modules not yet implemented)
JPython has its own documentation for features that it adds to the base Python language. This documentation covers the JPython tools and Java integration.
- JPython Docs
- Paper on JPython for IPC-6
Less formal - but equally valuable - documentation can be found in:
This tutorial was taught by Jim Hugunin, JPython's creator, at the Seventh International Python Conference. The original powerpoint slides as well a postscript version are available here for download. These slides are copyright 1998 by Jim Hugunin and CNRI and are made available here for personal use only.
These slides were designed to be a part of an interactive presentation where what was said as well as interaction with the attendees was more important than the slides themselves. I'm not at all convinced that they will be of any value taken out of context in this fashion. However, after receiving numerous requests I'm making them available here so that people can decide for themselves how useful they are.
- Tutorial in Powerpoint Format (152K)
- Tutorial in Postscript Format (1161K)
If you still have unanswered questions you can usually get help from:
- jpython-interest mailing list
- comp.lang.python newsgroup
- JPython's developers can be reached at jpython@python.org