January 2015 Introduction to Python coding workshop

Introduction to coding in Python.

A workshop for Feng Lab Group meeting.

Slides link.

A Google Doc for sharing today

3:40am-5:30pm, January 15th, 2015. (1st session)

This is 1st session in series; see second session info here, and third, hands-on session info here

• Getting started
  • Using this Web site
  • Preparation
  • Intro to technology
• Why Python
  • Slides
• Where to code and run Python
  • On Your Desktop - Asterisks indicates those in this section I have used and they are in order of preference/familiarty in this particular section
  • In Your Browser/Cloud - Asterisks indicates those in this section I have used
  • In Your Browser - Emulators (you won’t know it isn’t REALLY full-featured Python, for the most part)
  • for installing IPython Notebook handling on your machine
• Python for today
  • Getting started, we’ll use Sourcelair and Sagemath Cloud
  • Sagemath Cloud use is for the IPython Notebook ability
• Using Sourcelair to run Python Interactively
• Real World Examples I: Running Other’s Python code
  • NGS Analysis with Python
  • Example 1
  • Example 2
• Real World Examples II: Using APIs
  • Plotly
  • Yeastmine
  • NCBI
• Sources
• Going forward
  • Look into
  • Intermediate Python and Integrating it with Other Tools
  • ADVANCED
  • Go beyond…
• Epilogue to Session I
  • Comments and docstrings and placeholders
  • Installed modules/packages/libraries
  • Current scope and visualizing your coding steps