Logistics and open discussion¶
Workshop schedule and location¶
TBD.
Agenda¶
The workshop schedule is as follows. All subsequent workshops are hands-on and participants should bring a laptop.
| Date | Topic | Location and time | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Installation and Understanding Packages | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Core packages - NumPy, iPython, SciPy | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Plotting and images | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Data file I/O, process control (csh) | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Fitting and modeling 1-d and 2-d data | TBD | TBD |
| TBD | VO and online astronomy | TBD | TBD |
Workshop materials¶
All the workshop materials will be available through the web site:
- Presentations
- Tutorial and example scripts
- Example data files
Installing Python and the rest¶
In order to follow along the tutorial sessions you need to have Python 2.6, 2.7, or Python >= 3.3 installed and satisfy these Python requirements. Please look ahead to the workshop on Installing Scientific Python. You are encouraged to attempt the installation on your own, but at the very least you should download the necessary package files for your configuration in advance of the session.
Open discussion¶
What experience do people have with Python:
- None / basic (setting variables, using Python-based analysis tools)
- Intermediate (functions, control structures)
- Advanced (classes, modules)
Other topics of interest?
- Embedding C / C++ / Fortran in Python
- Making a GUI tool
- Making a Python-backed web site
- Classes and object oriented programming
- Writing modules or packages for re-usable code
- ??
A Comparison to SM and IDL is available.
Questions?
