SoC Python Discussion Group
- 1. Python Discussion Group School of Computing University of Leeds Krishna Dubba
- 2. Why Python? Isn’t it obvious?
- 3. xkcd
- 4. Why Python? ● FREE, easy to learn, intuitive and probably the only language you need to learn.
- 5. Why Python? ● FREE, easy to learn, intuitive and probably the only language you need to learn. ● Industry ready (I mean production environment not just research prototype).
- 6. Why Python? ● FREE, easy to learn, intuitive and probably the only language you need to learn. ● Industry ready (I mean production environment not just research prototype). ● Packages available for most of the research areas or they come with python bindings.
- 7. Why Python? ● FREE, easy to learn, intuitive and probably the only language you need to learn. ● Industry ready (I mean production environment not just research prototype). ● Packages available for most of the research areas or they come with python bindings. ● Opensource, so lot of people around to help you
- 8. Python Power ● IPython (notebook), Numpy, Matplotlib ● Scipy ● Pandas ● Sklearn ● NLTK ● OpenCV ● Biopython ● PyCUDA
- 9. Python Power ● GUI : wxPython, PyQT etc ● Plots : Matplotlib, Bokeh ● Web : django, zope ● Distributed Computing : bindings for Hadoop ● Scientific Computing : Numpy, Scipy, Blaze ● Image Processing : OpenCV,PIP,Skimage ● Graphs : networkx, igraph ● Interface with other languages: Java, C++, C and Matlab
- 10. Python Myths ● Hard to install packages
- 11. Python Myths ● Hard to install packages Use Anaconda or Enthought
- 12. Python Myths ● Hard to install packages Use Anaconda or Enthought ● Slow
- 13. Python Myths ● Hard to install packages Use Anaconda or Enthought ● Slow Numpy, Scipy etc are based on C code. And you have Cython, Numba etc as well.
- 14. Why a PDG? ● School of Mathematics has one!
- 15. Why a PDG? ● School of Mathematics has one! ● Platform for Python enthusiasts in SoC
- 16. Why a PDG? ● School of Mathematics has one! ● Platform for Python enthusiasts in SoC ● To help newbies to discover the full power of Python
- 17. Why a PDG? ● School of Mathematics has one! ● Platform for Python enthusiasts in SoC ● To help newbies to discover the full power of Python ● Make programming fun
- 18. Activities? ● Mailing list
- 19. Activities? ● Mailing list ● Wiki
- 20. Activities? ● Mailing list ● Wiki ● github account
- 21. Activities? ● Mailing list ● Wiki ● github account ● Data hacking and gaming sessions
- 22. Activities? ● Mailing list ● Wiki ● github account ● Data hacking and gaming sessions ● Tips & Tricks & Talks
- 23. Activities? ● Mailing list ● Wiki ● github account ● Data hacking and gaming sessions ● Tips & Tricks & Talks ● Sub groups: Kaggle, Project Euler, Text book groups
- 24. Activities? ● Mailing list ● Wiki ● github account ● Data hacking and gaming sessions ● Tips & Tricks & Talks ● Sub groups: Kaggle, Project Euler, Text book groups ● Collaborate with other Python groups