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Computing Resources

Getting Started

• Unix Tutorial

Python Setup

• See Problem Set #1 for a walk through of the setup process.
• Install Enthought Canopy. This includes the python packages numpy, scipy and ipython.

Learning to Program in Python

• Learn Python the Hard Way is in fact the easiest way to get started in python.
• Watch Google Python Class 1.1. Do first exercise (string1.py).
• Watch Google Python Class 1.2. Do second exercise (list1.py).
• Watch Google Python Class 1.3. Note minute 9:30 when the Google search engine is explained in two lines of code. Do third exercise (wordcount.py).

More Useful Python Links

• Berkeley's Python Boot Camp Watch video lectures, download lecture slides, many ipython examples.
• Style Guide for python code as discussed in Lecture 2.