Running python in the cloud

Although it is convenient to run python on your local machine it is can be useful to run python in the cloud (on remote computers). There are a number of reasons for this:

• It can be a better way to collaborate where you can work with a common piece of python which you can access via a web page. It is also a good way to share your script to the world
• If your analysis requires more computer power, the cloud can provide it (at a cost.)
• The script is stored on a remote host, so you can work on it using a laptop or desktop.

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure can run Juypter notebooks, which run python. The account is linked to student's (and staff's) email at the University of Plymouth. You can ask the notebooks here. You need to sign in via the button at the top right part of the screen.

As with all cloud offerings the python is run inside a jupyter notebook.

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This page was written by Craig McNeile.