Python
News
These courses have finished. The source codes for the "Python for Programmers" courses can be reached via the date links belew. (These will be of limited use without in-class instruction.)
Introduction
The ANU Supercomputer Facility Vizlab is offering introductory 2-day courses in the Python programming language. Python is a free, interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language combining remarkable power with very clear syntax. Read what others like Industrial Light and Magic, Google and NASA have to say about Python.
- Introductory Python (27-28 March)
- Intended for those with minimal programming experience.
- Contains a gentle introduction to object oriented programming
- Python for Programmers (8-9 April and 15-16 April)
- Intended for those with significant experience programming in another high-level language.
- Will move at a quicker pace than the Intro Course tackling more difficult problems from the start.
- No previous exposure to object-oriented programming is assumed or necessary. However, participants of this course will be writing object-oriented code by the morning of Day 1.
Location and Time
- The course will be held in the Training Lab on the ground floor of Leonard Huxley Building (see map), ANU.
- Course hours are 9:00am - 4:30pm with frequent breaks and lunch by consensus.
To Apply
We are limited to 12 people per course. Interested participants should apply by email being sure to include the following information:
- Full Name
- Department and University
- Contact Details (email, phone)
- Position (staff, student, postdoc, etc.)
- Which course, 1 or 2.
- Short biography including any computer programming experience
- Examples of how you might use Python in your daily work
Instructor
The course instructor is Darran Edmundson from the ANUSF Visualization Laboratory. Darran has been using Python extensively for both scientific visualization and virtual reality projects such as the National Museum of Australia's interactive children's exhibit, kSpace.