Python for Biosciences - Training
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Date: | 03.12.2018 9:00 - 04.12.2018 17:00 |
Location details: | The event is organised at the CSC Training Facilities located in the premises of CSC at Keilaranta 14, Espoo, Finland. The best way to reach us is by public transportation; more detailed travel tips are available. |
Language: | english-language |
lecturers: |
Janne Ravantti
Jussi Enkovaara |
Price: |
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The fee covers all materials, lunches as well as morning and afternoon coffees. |
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Python is a popular scripting language that is widely used in scientific computing and data analysis. This course is intended for bioscientists who would like to start using Python programming in their research.
The first day of the course starts from beginner level and provides basic overview to python. The content is essentially the same that is covered in the first day of the CSC course Introduction to Python.
The second day focuses on examples that introduce some of the python tool libraries frequently used in biosciences ( for example Biopython ).
After the course, the students are familiar with the basic features of python language and are able to write simple python scripts and do simple modifications to existing python programs. They also know how tool libraries can be implemented in python programming.
Monday 3.12.
Lecturer: Jussi Enkovaara
09:00
- Introduction to Python
- Control structures
- Functions
12:00 Lunch
13:00
- File I/O and String processing
- Modules
- Functions
17:00 End of day 1
Tuesday 4.12.
Lecturer: Janne Ravantti
9:00 Examples of applying python in biosciences
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Using python at CSC servers ( Kimmo Mattila)
13:15 Python lectures and exercises continued
17:00 End of day 2