University of Toronto (Scarborough): July 19-20, 2012

Starting point for July 31 tutorial

import sys
import urllib2

url = "http://climatedataapi.worldbank.org/climateweb/rest/v1/country/cru/tas/year/CAN.CSV"
source = urllib2.urlopen(url)
data = source.read()
source.close()
print data

Etherpad for this tutorial

Jonathan's slides on the shell

What: Our goal is to help scientists and engineers become more productive by teaching them basic computing skills like program design, version control, testing, and task automation. In this two-day boot camp, short tutorials will alternate with hands-on practical exercises. Participants will be encouraged both to help one another, and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems during and between sessions. Attendants are offered online office hours: regular events to get one-on-one help from Software Carpentry instructors, online.

Who: The course is aimed at postgraduate students and other scientists who are familiar with basic programming concepts (like loops, conditionals, arrays, and functions) but need help to translate this knowledge into practical tools to help them work more productively.

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a few specific software packages installed. (The list will be sent to participants a week before the boot camp.)

Content: The syllabus for this boot camp will include:

Contact: Please mail admin@software-carpentry.org for more information.