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What is Python?


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  • Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)… and Cross-Platform: We know we have already said that but it is worth repeating.

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    Knowing your way around Anaconda


    Anaconda distribution of Python includes a lot of its popular packages, such as the IPython console, Jupyter Notebook, and Spyder IDE. Have a quick look around the @@ -463,8 +461,7 @@

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    within a single interface.

    Anaconda comes with a package manager called conda used to install and update additional packages.

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    Research Project: Best Practices


    It is a good idea to keep a set of related data, analyses, and text in a single folder. All scripts and text files within this folder can then use relative paths to the data files. Working this way makes it a @@ -495,8 +492,7 @@

    Organizing your working directorydata_output/ folder when we learn how to export data as CSV files.

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    What is Programming and Coding?


    Programming is the process of writing “programs” that a computer can execute and produce some (useful) output. Programming is a multi-step process that involves the following steps:

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    If you are working with Spyder:Esc; this will cancel the incomplete command and return you to the In [..]: prompt.

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    How to learn more after the workshop? -

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    How to learn more after the workshop?


    The material we cover during this workshop will give you an initial taste of how you can use Python to analyze data for your own research. However, you will need to learn more to do advanced operations such as @@ -579,8 +574,7 @@

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    Seeking help


    • check under the Help menu
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      Where to ask for help?Python mailing lists

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