Introduction

Installation

Limitations of the "file" protocol

Frequently asked questions

Syntax, keywords and built-in functions

Standard distribution

import implementation

Brython packages

Browser interface

Brython-specific built-in modules

Working with Brython

Cookbook

module javascript

Returns the Javascript code generated by Brython from the Python source code src.

Returns the Brython object matching the value of the Javascript object this. It may be useful when using Javascript frameworks, eg when a callback function uses the value of this.

Constructor of date / time objects.

from javascript import Date

date = Date.new(2012, 6, 10)
print(date.toDateString())

Object to convert to and from JSON objects. It exposes two functions:

stringify: serialize simple objects (dictionaries, lists, tuples, integers, reals, strings)

parse: conversion of a JSON-formatted string into a simple object

Object for mathematical functions and constants.

the Javascript object null. Can be used to test if a Javascript object is null.

Constructor for objects of type "number".

Constructor of "regular expression" objects, using the Javascript-specific syntax, which doesn't fully match that of Python. The method exec() of instances of this class can be applied to Python strings:

from javascript import RegExp

re = RegExp.new(r"^test(\d+)$")
print(re.exec("test44"))

Constructor of Javascript objects of type "string". Must be used to call methods that accept Javascript regular expressions as parameters:

from javascript import RegExp, String

re = RegExp.new(r"^test(\d+)$")
print(String.new("test33").search(re))

the Javascript object undefined. Can be used to test if a Javascript object is undefined.