Scientific Python Training¶

• Author: R. Burke Squires
• This presentation is part of the Scientific Python Training Series.

Outline¶

• Python
  • Why Python
  • How to run a Python script
  • Introduction to Python Programming
• Pandas - Python Data Analysis
  • Why numpy
  • Introduction to pandas
  • Pandas Fundamentals
  Data Wrangling with pandas
• SciPy - Python Scientific Computation
• Scikit-Learn - Python Machine Learning

Anaconda¶

This training assumes you have a recent version of the Anaconda Personal Edition installed.

• If you do not you can find installation instructions here: https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/
• For information on Getting Started with Anaconda please see: https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/getting-started/
• See the Anaconda user interface here: https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/navigator/
• Get an overview on Anaconda here: https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/navigator/overview/
• You can get teh Anaconda cheat-sheet here: https://docs.anaconda.com/_downloads/9ee215ff15fde24bf01791d719084950/Anaconda-Starter-Guide.pdf

If you prefer to the the command line, you can see Getting Started with conda here: https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/getting-started.html