Intro to Python

Presented by Conor Cox

Presentation is HERE as HTML (download HTML then open in web browser)

Presentation is HERE as PDF

Dataset for tutorial is HERE

This presentation will introduce some of the basics of running Python on your computer and will review a few datatypes in Python . To demonstrate Python in action, Conor will also provide a tutorial to write a simple VCF parser.

Preparation for this Meeting

• Download Anaconda (Python 3.7)
  • Anaconda is a distribution of Python that contains everything you need to get Python up and running. It has virtual environments and is complied for multiple OS's -- there is a copy on the HPC.
• Open the Anaconda-Navigator app
• Launch the Python IDE Spyder