Python Programming
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### Skill Set #1: Beginner Usage
* Getting started
  * Writing and running a Python program on NCI
  * Using the Python command line
  * Using a Jupyter Notebook
* [Basics of Python programming](https://www.w3schools.com/python/)
  * Formatting: Indentation and comments
  * Creating variables
  * Arithmetic and logical operators
  * Using various data structures
    * Integers and Floats
    * Strings
    * Lists, Tuples, Sets, Dictionaries
  * If...Else statements
  * While and For loops
  * Functions
  * Using libraries
  * [Using Numpy arrays](http://cs231n.github.io/python-numpy-tutorial/#numpy)
    * Creating
    * Indexing and slicing
    * Array mathematical operations
    * Broadcasting
  * [Using Dates](https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_datetime.asp)

* Using Conda Libraries on NCI
* Debugging
  * Skills
    * Using the stack trace
  * Tools
    * pdb

### Skill Set #2: Advanced Usage
* Advanced Python Programming
  * Lambda functions
  * Classes and Objects
  * Error-handling (Try...Except)
  * Using JSON files
* [Code optimisation](https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeed/PerformanceTips)