org.python.util
Class PythonInterpreter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.python.util.PythonInterpreter
Direct Known Subclasses:
InteractiveInterpreter

public class PythonInterpreter
extends Object

The PythonInterpreter class is a standard wrapper for a Jython interpreter for embedding in a Java application.


Constructor Summary
PythonInterpreter()
          Creates a new interpreter with an empty local namespace.
PythonInterpreter(PyObject dict)
          Creates a new interpreter with a specified local namespace.
PythonInterpreter(PyObject dict, PySystemState systemState)
           
 
Method Summary
 void cleanup()
           
 PyCode compile(Reader reader)
           
 PyCode compile(Reader reader, String filename)
           
 PyCode compile(String script)
          Compiles a string of Python source as either an expression (if possible) or a module.
 PyCode compile(String script, String filename)
           
 PyObject eval(PyObject code)
          Evaluates a Python code object and returns the result.
 PyObject eval(String s)
          Evaluates a string as a Python expression and returns the result.
 void exec(PyObject code)
          Executes a Python code object in the local namespace.
 void exec(String s)
          Executes a string of Python source in the local namespace.
 void execfile(InputStream s)
           
 void execfile(InputStream s, String name)
           
 void execfile(String filename)
          Executes a file of Python source in the local namespace.
 PyObject get(String name)
          Returns the value of a variable in the local namespace.
<T> T
get(String name, Class<T> javaclass)
          Returns the value of a variable in the local namespace.
 PyObject getLocals()
           
 PySystemState getSystemState()
           
static void initialize(Properties preProperties, Properties postProperties, String[] argv)
          Initializes the Jython runtime.
 void set(String name, Object value)
          Sets a variable in the local namespace.
 void set(String name, PyObject value)
          Sets a variable in the local namespace.
 void setErr(OutputStream outStream)
           
 void setErr(PyObject outStream)
           
 void setErr(Writer outStream)
           
 void setIn(InputStream inStream)
          Sets a java.io.InputStream to use for the standard input stream.
 void setIn(PyObject inStream)
          Sets a Python object to use for the standard input stream.
 void setIn(Reader inStream)
           
 void setLocals(PyObject d)
           
 void setOut(OutputStream outStream)
          Sets a java.io.OutputStream to use for the standard output stream.
 void setOut(PyObject outStream)
          Sets a Python object to use for the standard output stream.
 void setOut(Writer outStream)
           
static PythonInterpreter threadLocalStateInterpreter(PyObject dict)
          Creates a new interpreter with the ability to maintain a separate local namespace for each thread (set by invoking setLocals()).
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PythonInterpreter

public PythonInterpreter()
Creates a new interpreter with an empty local namespace.


PythonInterpreter

public PythonInterpreter(PyObject dict)
Creates a new interpreter with a specified local namespace.

Parameters:
dict - a Python mapping object (e.g., a dictionary) for use as the namespace

PythonInterpreter

public PythonInterpreter(PyObject dict,
                         PySystemState systemState)
Method Detail

initialize

public static void initialize(Properties preProperties,
                              Properties postProperties,
                              String[] argv)
Initializes the Jython runtime. This should only be called once, before any other Python objects (including PythonInterpreter) are created.

Parameters:
preProperties - A set of properties. Typically System.getProperties() is used. preProperties override properties from the registry file.
postProperties - Another set of properties. Values like python.home, python.path and all other values from the registry files can be added to this property set. postProperties override system properties and registry properties.
argv - Command line arguments, assigned to sys.argv.

threadLocalStateInterpreter

public static PythonInterpreter threadLocalStateInterpreter(PyObject dict)
Creates a new interpreter with the ability to maintain a separate local namespace for each thread (set by invoking setLocals()).

Parameters:
dict - a Python mapping object (e.g., a dictionary) for use as the default namespace

getSystemState

public PySystemState getSystemState()

setIn

public void setIn(PyObject inStream)
Sets a Python object to use for the standard input stream.

Parameters:
inStream - a Python file-like object to use as input stream

setIn

public void setIn(Reader inStream)

setIn

public void setIn(InputStream inStream)
Sets a java.io.InputStream to use for the standard input stream.

Parameters:
inStream - InputStream to use as input stream

setOut

public void setOut(PyObject outStream)
Sets a Python object to use for the standard output stream.

Parameters:
outStream - Python file-like object to use as output stream

setOut

public void setOut(Writer outStream)

setOut

public void setOut(OutputStream outStream)
Sets a java.io.OutputStream to use for the standard output stream.

Parameters:
outStream - OutputStream to use as output stream

setErr

public void setErr(PyObject outStream)

setErr

public void setErr(Writer outStream)

setErr

public void setErr(OutputStream outStream)

eval

public PyObject eval(String s)
Evaluates a string as a Python expression and returns the result.


eval

public PyObject eval(PyObject code)
Evaluates a Python code object and returns the result.


exec

public void exec(String s)
Executes a string of Python source in the local namespace.


exec

public void exec(PyObject code)
Executes a Python code object in the local namespace.


execfile

public void execfile(String filename)
Executes a file of Python source in the local namespace.


execfile

public void execfile(InputStream s)

execfile

public void execfile(InputStream s,
                     String name)

compile

public PyCode compile(String script)
Compiles a string of Python source as either an expression (if possible) or a module. Designed for use by a JSR 223 implementation: "the Scripting API does not distinguish between scripts which return values and those which do not, nor do they make the corresponding distinction between evaluating or executing objects." (SCR.4.2.1)


compile

public PyCode compile(Reader reader)

compile

public PyCode compile(String script,
                      String filename)

compile

public PyCode compile(Reader reader,
                      String filename)

getLocals

public PyObject getLocals()

setLocals

public void setLocals(PyObject d)

set

public void set(String name,
                Object value)
Sets a variable in the local namespace.

Parameters:
name - the name of the variable
value - the object to set the variable to (as converted to an appropriate Python object)

set

public void set(String name,
                PyObject value)
Sets a variable in the local namespace.

Parameters:
name - the name of the variable
value - the Python object to set the variable to

get

public PyObject get(String name)
Returns the value of a variable in the local namespace.

Parameters:
name - the name of the variable
Returns:
the value of the variable, or null if that name isn't assigned

get

public <T> T get(String name,
                 Class<T> javaclass)
Returns the value of a variable in the local namespace. The value will be returned as an instance of the given Java class. interp.get("foo", Object.class) will return the most appropriate generic Java object.

Parameters:
name - the name of the variable
javaclass - the class of object to return
Returns:
the value of the variable as the given class, or null if that name isn't assigned

cleanup

public void cleanup()


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