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--- other:python:jyp_steps [2016/01/22 12:40] – added cdms2/netcdf4 jypeter
+++ other:python:jyp_steps [2016/01/22 14:59] – Started adding JYP's tutorial jypeter
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 This page tries to list some //python for the scientist// related resources, in a suggested reading order. **Do not print anything** (or at least not everything), but it's a good idea to download all the //pdf// files in the same place, so that you can easily open and search the documents
+===== JYP's introduction to python =====
+You can start using python by reading the {{:other:python:python_intro_ipsl_oct2013_v2.pdf|Bien démarrer avec python}} tutorial that was used during an IPSL python class:
+  * This tutorial is in French (my apologies
 ===== The official python documentation =====
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 How to get started?
-  - always remember that indices start at ''0'' and that the last element of an array is at index ''-1''! Learn about indexing and slicing by manipulating a string (try '''This document by JY is awesome!'[::-1]'')
+  - always remember that indices start at ''0'' and that the last element of an array is at index ''-1''!\\ First learn about //indexing// and //slicing// by manipulating strings (try '''This document by JY is awesome!'[::-1]'' and '''This document by JY is awesome!'[slice(None, None, -1)]'') 8-)
   - read the [[https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-dev/user/quickstart.html|Quickstart tutorial]]
   - have a quick look at the full documentation to know where things are