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layout: workshop
root: .
venue: "Virtual Python Programming- School of Global Policy and Strategy"      # brief name of host site without address (e.g., "Euphoric State University")
address: "Zoom Meeting, 9500 Gilman Drive, #0519, La Jolla, CA"    # street address of workshop (e.g., "123 Forth Street, Blimingen, Euphoria")
country: "us"    # country (lowercase two-letter ISO code such as "fr" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1)
language: "en"   # language (lowercase two-letter ISO code such as "fr" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1)
latlng: "32.885125,-117.241173"     # fractional latitude and longitude (e.g., "41.7901128,-87.6007318"; you can use http://www.latlong.net/)
humandate: "Jan 25-Feb 11, 2021"  # human-readable date (e.g., "Feb 17-18, 2020")
humantime: "12:30pm-1:50pm"  # human-readable time (e.g., "9:00 am - 4:30 pm")
startdate: "2021-01-25"  # use YYYY-MM-DD format like "2015-01-01"
enddate: "2021-02-11"  # use YYYY-MM-DD format like" 2015-01-02"
days: "Tues/Thurs"
instructor: ["Kimberly Thomas (Research ITS)", "Harry Zhao (Research ITS)"] # list of names like ["Kay McNulty", "Betty Jennings", "Betty Snyder"]
helper: ["Reid Otsuji","Rick Mccosh", "Stephanie Labou", "TA: Chi Gao"]     # list of names like ["Marlyn Wescoff", "Fran Bilas", "Ruth Lichterman"]
contact: "rotsuji@ucsd.edu"    # contact email address for workshop organizer, such as "grace@hopper.org"
etherpad: "https://hackmd.io/avGpM3iiTZ6cdO5p2RXsow" # optional (insert the URL for your Etherpad if you're using one)
eventbrite:       # optional (insert the alphanumeric key for Eventbrite registration, e.g., "1234567890AB")
---
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<h2 id="general">General Information</h2>

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<p>
  This is the website for the School of Global Policy and Strategy short introductory course in Python programming based on the Software Carpentry Python lesson.  This course will introduce you to the Python programming language and how to use Python and the Jupyter Notebook to work with data.  In order to earn a certificate of proficiency, you must attend all of the class meetings for the course, do the short coding assignments, and pass the short, in-class quiz at the end of the course.
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<p id="who">
  <strong>Who:</strong>
  The course is aimed at GPS graduate students.
  <strong>You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will
    be presented in the class.</strong>
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<p id="where">
  <strong>Where:</strong>
  {{page.address}}.
  <strong>Zoom - link and access information in Canvas<strong>
</p>
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<p id="requirements">
  <strong>Requirements:</strong> Participants must bring a laptop with
  a few specific software packages installed (listed
  <a href="#setup">below</a>).
</p>

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  <strong>Contact</strong>:
  Please mail
  {% if page.contact %}
    <a href='mailto:{{page.contact}}'>{{page.contact}}</a>
  {% else %}
    <a href='mailto:{{site.contact}}'>{{site.contact}}</a>
  {% endif %}
  for more information.
</p>

<p id="certificate">
<strong>Assessment</strong>:
A certificate of proficiency will be given to students who:
</p>

<ul>
<li>Attends all classes</li>
<li>Passes all in-course quizzes</li>
<li>Satisfactorily completes the weekly assignments</li>
</ul>

<p id="help">
{% if site.lib_appt %}
  <strong>Need help?</strong> Post in Canvas discussion, Visit TA office hours or Email: <a href='mailto:{{page.contact}}'>{{page.contact}}</a>

{% endif %}
</p>
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<h2 id="schedule">Schedule</h2>

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{% if page.etherpad %}
<p id="etherpad">
  <strong>HackMD Collaborative Notes:</strong> <a href="{{page.etherpad}}">{{page.etherpad}}</a>.
  <br/>
  We will use this HackMD for taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.
</p>
{% endif %}

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<h2 id="syllabus">Syllabus</h2>

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      <li>History and tab completion</li>
      <li>Pipes and redirection</li>
      <li>Looping over files</li>
      <li>Creating and running shell scripts</li>
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    <h3 id="syllabus-python">Programming in Python</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>Using libraries</li>
      <li>Working with arrays</li>
      <li>Reading and plotting data</li>
      <li>Creating and using functions</li>
      <li>Loops and conditionals</li>
      <li>Defensive programming</li>
      <li>Using Python from the command line</li>
      <li><a href="{{site.swc_githubio}}/python-novice-inflammation/reference.html">Reference...</a></li>
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    <h3 id="syllabus-git">Version Control with Git</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>Creating a repository</li>
      <li>Recording changes to files: <code>add</code>, <code>commit</code>, ...</li>
      <li>Viewing changes: <code>status</code>, <code>diff</code>, ...</li>
      <li>Ignoring files</li>
      <li>Working on the web: <code>clone</code>, <code>pull</code>, <code>push</code>, ...</li>
      <li>Resolving conflicts</li>
      <li>Open licenses</li>
      <li>Where to host work, and why</li>
      <li><a href="{{site.swc_githubio}}/git-novice/reference.html">Reference...</a></li>
    </ul>
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    <h3 id="syllabus-sql">Managing Data with SQL</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>Reading and sorting data</li>
      <li>Filtering with <code>where</code></li>
      <li>Calculating new values on the fly</li>
      <li>Handling missing values</li>
      <li>Combining values using aggregation</li>
      <li>Combining information from multiple tables using <code>join</code></li>
      <li>Creating, modifying, and deleting data</li>
      <li>Programming with databases</li>
      <li><a href="{{site.swc_githubio}}/sql-novice-survey/reference.html">Reference...</a></li>
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<h2 id="setup">Setup</h2>

<p>
  To participate in this course, you will need
  access to the software described below. In addition, you will
  need an up-to-date web browser.
</p>


<div id="editor"> <!-- Start of 'editor' section. -->
  <h3>Text Editor</h3>

  <p>
    When you're writing code, it's nice to have a text editor that is
    optimized for writing code, with features like automatic
    color-coding of key words.  The default text editor on Mac OS X and
    Linux is usually set to Vim, which is not famous for being
    intuitive.  if you accidentally find yourself stuck in it, try
    typing the escape key, followed by <code>:q!</code> (colon, lower-case 'q',
    exclamation mark), then hitting Return to return to the shell.
  </p>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="editor-windows">Windows</h4>
      <p>
        nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop.
        To install it,
        download the <a href="{{site.swc_installer}}">Software Carpentry Windows installer</a>
        and double click on the file to run it.
        <strong>This installer requires an active internet connection.</strong>
      </p>
      <p>
        Others editors that you can use are
        <a href="http://notepad-plus-plus.org/">Notepad++</a> or
        <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com/">Sublime Text</a>.
        <strong>Be aware that you must
          add its installation directory to your system path.</strong>
        Please ask your instructor to help you do this.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="editor-macosx">Mac OS X</h4>
      <p>
        nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop.
        It should be pre-installed.
      </p>
      <p>
        Others editors that you can use are
        <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/">Text Wrangler</a> or
        <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com/">Sublime Text</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="editor-linux">Linux</h4>
      <p>
        nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop.
        It should be pre-installed.
      </p>
      <p>
        Others editors that you can use are
        <a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit">Gedit</a>,
        <a href="http://kate-editor.org/">Kate</a> or
        <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com/">Sublime Text</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div> <!-- End of 'editor' section. -->

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  <h3>Python</h3>

  <p>
    <a href="http://python.org">Python</a> is a popular language for
    scientific computing, and great for general-purpose programming as
    well.  Installing all of its scientific packages individually can be
    a bit difficult, so we recommend
    <a href="https://www.anaconda.com">Anaconda</a>,
    an all-in-one installer.
  </p>

    <p>
      Regardless of how you choose to install it,
      <strong>please make sure you install Python version 3.x</strong>
      (e.g., 3.4 is fine).
    </p>

    <p>
      We will teach Python using the Jupyter Notebook, a programming environment
      that runs in a web browser. For this to work you will need a reasonably
      up-to-date browser. The current versions of the Chrome, Safari and
      Firefox browsers are all <a
      href='http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/2/install/install.html#browser-compatibility'>supported</a>
      (some older browsers, including Internet Explorer version 9
      and below, are not).
    </p>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="python-windows">Windows</h4>
      <ol>
        <li>Open <a href="https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual">Anaconda downloads</a> with your web browser.</li>
        <li>Download the Anaconda installer for Windows.</li>
        <li>Install Anaconda using all of the defaults for installation.</li>
      </ol>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="python-macosx">Mac OS X</h4>
      <ol>
        <li>Open <a href="https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual">Anaconda downloads</a> with your web browser.</li>
        <li>Download the Anaconda installer for OS X.</li>
        <li>Install Anaconda using all of the defaults for installation.</li>
      </ol>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="python-linux">Linux</h4>
      </p>
      <ol>
        <li>Open <a href="https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual">Anaconda downloads</a> with your web browser.</li>
        <li>Download the Anaconda installer for Linux.</li>
        <li>Install Anaconda using all of the defaults for installation.
        (Installation requires using the shell. If you aren't
        comfortable doing the installation yourself
        stop here and request help at the workshop.)</li>
        
      </ol>
    </div>
  </div>
  <p>
  Once you are done installing the software listed above,
  please go to <a href="setup/index.html">this page</a>,
  which has instructions on how to test that everything was installed correctly.
  </p>
</div> <!-- End of 'Python' section. -->