Lesson 0 overview

Python in a Notebook

This lessons materials contain notebooks that are intended to aid students in learning and refreshing Python programming.

1. Installing Miniconda Python package manager
2. Python Refresher as Jupyter Notebooks

Learning goals

After this lesson you should:

• learned/refreshed the basics of Python programming;
• understand best practices as early as possible, even if only little or no background in programming;
• be able to use the provided material about programming in Python from the the lectures
• setup a Python environment and install required packages with the conda tool
• know what a Jupyter notebook is and how to start it in the right place