[Oracles-shadowing] Python tutorial

[Michael S Diamond]

Hi all,

Let's plan on starting part 2 of the Python tutorial at 2 pm local. We'll
meet in the Op Center. Let me know if that time does not work for you.

Cheers,
Michael

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Michael S Diamond <diamond2 at uw.edu> wrote:

> OK, scrap the Anaconda recommendation. There is a free version of
> Enthought Canopy that should support the HDF packages we need. You can find
> it here: https://store.enthought.com/downloads/#default.
>
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Michael S Diamond <diamond2 at uw.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Just in case anyone didn't hear from me in the op center, we're pushing
>> the tutorial back to 1:45 PM local to make sure everyone has time for
>> lunch. Don't worry about downloading the files beforehand, we'll help you
>> with that.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Michael
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Michael S Diamond <diamond2 at uw.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> For the Python tutorial this afternoon we're going to start by making
>>> sure everyone has a version of Python they're happy with and then making
>>> sure everyone has all the necessary HDF packages. HDF is the preferred NASA
>>> file format, so anyone working on remote sensing datasets will want to have
>>> these packages working.
>>>
>>> If you don't have a Python environment already, my recommendation would
>>> be Anaconda with Python 2.7: https://www.continuum.io/downloads.
>>>
>>> Next, it would be good to download Panoply, which is software designed
>>> by NASA GISS to look at both NetCDF and HDF files. It's a great way to get
>>> a quick first-look at the data: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/panoply/.
>>>
>>> After that, we'll need to download the HDF software and Python library:
>>> Software: https://www.hdfgroup.org/release4/obtain.html
>>> PyHDF: http://www.hdfeos.org/software/pyhdf.php
>>>
>>> Once all that is up and running, Brian and I have put our tutorial
>>> information in this Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.co
>>> m/sh/s85ytqt7w7fuh4y/AADygQoarJSEKB9OUTYpYyf0a?dl=0
>>>
>>> You should take the files from that folder and move them into a folder
>>> on your machine that will be your "working directory" for the tutorial.
>>>
>>> See you at 1:30!
>>> -MD
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael S. Diamond
>>> Graduate Student
>>> Advisor: Dr. Rob Wood
>>> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
>>> University of Washington
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Michael S. Diamond
>> Graduate Student
>> Advisor: Dr. Rob Wood
>> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
>> University of Washington
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Michael S. Diamond
> Graduate Student
> Advisor: Dr. Rob Wood
> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
> University of Washington
>
>


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Michael S. Diamond
Graduate Student
Advisor: Dr. Rob Wood
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Washington
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