Participants are encouraged to follow the hands-on parts in their laptops.
For this is enough with just having the `Anaconda`_ Python scientific stack
installed. Installation is straightforward and you can follow eg. this `installation instructions`_. Please use the Python 3 version for your platform.
**Targeted audience**: scientific and technical people interested in
computing, data analysis, task automation,...
**Content level**: beginner
**Audience prerequisites**: basic general programming knowledge. Python knowledge is
desirable for the evening sessions, but not essential if you have experience with any other programming languaje.
Morning session
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**Introduction to Python**, instructors Alex Savio and Gabriel de Maeztu.
General introduction to the Python programming language following the Software
Carpentry `Plotting and Programming in Python`_ lesson. Plotting will be
covered on the evening session.
.. _`Plotting and Programming in Python`: http://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-gapminder/
Evening session
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**Introduction to Scientific Python**, instructor Inigo Aldazabal.
Abstract
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Introductory lesson for Scientific Computing with Python based on the `SciPy`_
stack having four parts:
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* A guided hands-on demostration of some of the `SciPy`_ library subpackages.
Participants are encouraged to follow the hands-on parts in their laptops.
For this is enough with just having the `Anaconda`_ Python scientific stack
installed. Installation is straightforward and you can follow eg. this `installation instructions`_. Please use the Python 3 version for your platform.
Schedule
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**Targeted audience**: scientific and technical people interested in
computing, data analysis, task automation,...
9:15 - 11:00, Introduction to Python
11:00 - 11:30, *Coffee break*
11:30 - 13:00, Introduction to Python (cont.)
**Content level**: beginner
.. csv-table::
**Audience prerequisites**: basic general programming knowledge. Python knowledge is
desirable for the evening sessions, but not essential if you have experience with any other programming languaje.
14:30 - 15:45, Introduction to Scientific Python
15:45 - 16:15, *Coffee break*
16:15 - 17:30, Introduction to Scientific Python (cont.)
License
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