Workshop 2: Getting Started with Python
This is the second in a series of scientific Python lectures at Risø campus, Denmark Technical University.
Workshop objective
To help Matlab-experienced users begin coding in Python. This includes a review of syntax differences, along with a brief introduction of the most commonly used libraries, and a quick overview of PEP8 coding conventions.
Who should come
This workshop is geared primarily towards new Python users that have previously coded in Matlab. However, there are some topics that may be of use to more experienced users, such as the package tutorials and PEP8 coding conventions.
Date
The workshop date and location will be announced internally at DTU Risø. Please use the contact information below for questions on the workshop contents or arranging a new workshop.
Topic outline
- "Big-picture" differences
- Syntax differences
- Useful packages:
- NumPy/SciPy
- Pandas
- Matplotlib
- PEP8 coding convention
Prerequisites
If you are attending the workshop, please do the following before attending:
- If you didn't attend Workshop 1, do those prerequisites (link).
- If you don't have git installed, install it
with the following options:
- Default git components
- Either git bash only or git bash & Windows command prompt
- Use OpenSSH
- Open SSL
- Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style
- Use MinTTY
- Default extra options
- Clone the workshop repository to your computer.
- In your git terminal (the application is called "Git bash" in Windows),
change to a directory where you want the new folder to be placed. E.g.,
cd /c/Users/$USERNAME/Desktop
Note that, in git bash, file paths are similar to Unix, with forward slashes and a different way to reference the C-drive. If you have a file path with a space in it, put a single quote at the beginning and end of the path. - Enter this command into the terminal:
git clone https://gitlab.windenergy.dtu.dk/python-at-risoe/scientific-python-workshops/2-getting-started.git
- In your git terminal (the application is called "Git bash" in Windows),
change to a directory where you want the new folder to be placed. E.g.,
- Test that git is set up properly by trying to pull.
- Change into the newly cloned folder
cd 2-getting-started/ - Enter this command:
git pull origin master
- Change into the newly cloned folder
- Just before the workshop, update the folder by pulling the changes (same command as in Step 4).
Contact
Jenni Rinker
rink@dtu.dk