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Before you arrive for GSFC Python Bootcamp 2017

Introduction

This document will explain what you need to know before arriving at the 2017 Intermediate/Advanced edition of the GSFC Python Bootcamp.

The latest information and schedule for the Bootcamp can be found at:

http://github.com/edmondb/gsfcbootcamp/wiki

Knowledge and Skill Prerequisites

The primary audience for the Bootcamp is those that have a comfortable knowledge of the basics of programming in Python. You should be comfortable with the following tasks:

• Editing/Writing Python code in a text editor
• Navigating your computer's filesystem
• Use of a web browser
• Installing and configuring software
• Running Python code from a .py ascii file
• Python programming knowledge including:
  • Comments
  • Variables
  • Simple calculations
  • Data Structures: Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries
  • Importing Packages
  • Simple File Input/Output
  • Conditionals
  • Loops

Previous Bootcamps links are:

• http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2016/
• http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2015/
• http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2014/
• http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2013/