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| 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 a 2013 IPSL python class: | 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 a 2013 IPSL python class: | ||
| * this tutorial is in French (my apologies for the lack of translation, but it should be easy to understand) | * this tutorial is in French (my apologies for the lack of translation, but it should be easy to understand) | ||
| + | * If you have too much trouble understanding this French Tutorial, you can read the first 6 chapters of the **Tutorial** in [[#the_official_python_documentation|the official Python documentation]] and chapters 1.2.1 to 1.2.5 in the [[#scipy_lecture_notes|Scipy Lecture Notes]]. Once you have read these, you can try to read the French tutorial again | ||
| * it's an introduction to python (and programming) for the climate scientist: after reading this tutorial, you should be able to do most of the things you usually do in a shell script | * it's an introduction to python (and programming) for the climate scientist: after reading this tutorial, you should be able to do most of the things you usually do in a shell script | ||
| * python types, tests, loops, reading a text file | * python types, tests, loops, reading a text file | ||
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| ==== cdms2 ==== | ==== cdms2 ==== | ||
| - | Summary: cdms2 can read/write netCDF files (and read //grads// dat+ctl files) and provides a higher level interface than netCDF4. Unfortunately, cdms2 is only available in the UV-CDAT distribution, and distributions where somebody has installed some version of //cdat-lite//. When you can use cdms2, you also have access to //cdtime//, that is very useful for handling time axis data. | + | Summary: cdms2 can read/write netCDF files (and read //grads// dat+ctl files) and provides a higher level interface than netCDF4. Unfortunately, cdms2 is only available in the [[other:python:starting#uv-cdat|UV-CDAT distribution]], and distributions where somebody has installed some version of //cdat-lite//. When you can use cdms2, you also have access to //cdtime//, that is very useful for handling time axis data. |
| How to get started: | How to get started: | ||
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| ===== Basemap ===== | ===== Basemap ===== | ||
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| + | <note warning>It seems that basemap is going to be slowly phased out, in favor of [[#cartopy]]\\ More information in this [[https://github.com/matplotlib/basemap/issues/267|basemap github issue]] | ||
| + | </note> | ||
| Summary: Basemap is an extension of Matplotlib that you can use for plotting maps, using different projections | Summary: Basemap is an extension of Matplotlib that you can use for plotting maps, using different projections | ||
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| - look at the [[http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/examples.html|examples]] | - look at the [[http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/examples.html|examples]] | ||
| - check the [[http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/mapsetup.html|different projections]] | - check the [[http://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/mapsetup.html|different projections]] | ||
| - | - look at the [[http://matplotlib.org/basemap/api/basemap_api.html#module-mpl_toolkits.basemap|detailed documentation]] | + | - read some documentation! |
| + | - the **really nice** [[http://basemaptutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html|basemap tutorial]] seems much better than the official documentation below | ||
| + | - look at the [[http://matplotlib.org/basemap/api/basemap_api.html#module-mpl_toolkits.basemap|detailed official documentation]] | ||
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| + | ===== Cartopy ===== | ||
| + | Summary: //Cartopy makes use of the powerful PROJ.4, numpy and shapely libraries and has a simple and intuitive drawing interface to matplotlib for creating publication quality maps// | ||
| + | Where: [[http://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/latest/|Cartopy web site]] | ||
| ===== Scipy Lecture Notes ===== | ===== Scipy Lecture Notes ===== | ||
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