Inspired by article โHow to set up and run Python Data Science Development Environment with Jupyter on Dockerโ [Archived] Data Scientists that write or use code must work with a variety of Data Science development tools, including the Anaconda (or Miniconda) Python distribution platform, the Python programming language, the R programming language, Matplotlib library, Pandas Library, the Jupyter application, and many others. Installing …
What is PATH There are many technical definitions that can be found, but in simple terms, PATH is a list of directories.The listed directories will contain the software that run on the computer, including the command-line programs. PATH is a variable, and thus this list is flexible and new directories can be added. When the …
Summary Useful ramblings about the difficulties to understand Python installation on macOS. In this Tutorial-like post we’ll see: – Where is Python installed, and which version – Upgrading to a new Python.org version, without replacement of previous version – Adding an alternate Python: Anaconda – Could Docker help? Python mess? The problem with Python is …
Summary This book will be used to learn Python in workshop settings. For Biologists, Life Scientists There are many books, even free books, with the objective to teach Python or other programming languages. I previously wrote a list of free books on the post Free Data Science Books. This book “Python for the Life Sciences …
Free courses This new page lists professional courses available to UWโMadison personnel at LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) and just requires a NetID. The page has been added on the new “Software Resources” top menu for an easy find, and is also listed below: The page is: Free programming courses The page also lists courses that …
NCBI BLAST Workshop The NCBI workshop is designed for beginning BLAST users or people wanting a refresher on how blast works and some tips on how to run effective BLAST searches. – Materials: 2022-10_Basic-Web-BLAST – Slides, PDF: workshop_BLAST_Oct2022.pdf – Recording: has been added (See Workshop Video Tab on Materials page.) This workshop is suitable both …
New classroom, computers, workshops New Apple Macintosh M1 computers are ready for hosting new workshops in person again. Apple M1 Macintosh The classroom is now equipped with Macintosh mac-mini computers with the new M1 chip. These are attached to Dell 4K display monitors providing a crisp image and easy connections. New workshops While there are many …
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a cryomicroscopy technique applied on samples cooled to cryogenic temperatures (i.e. very cold!.) For biological specimens, the structure is preserved by embedding in an environment of vitreous ice. (See more on the Wikipedia article Cryogenic electron microscopy.) The following links are videos meant to present cryo-EM visually. Unfortunately, …
Becoming a Data Scientist If you are interested to become a data scientist, the following free resources and books would be very helpful. Free books using R These and other books aan be accessed for free on bookdown.org (Note: bookdown is the software used to edit them.) Free books on using Python Free books on …
Summary Check the Calendar listing for data analysis workshops links and registration forms. Below are workshop dates for SSCC, Madison chapter of Software Carpentry, and Steenbock Library series. Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC) The table below shows only the R and Python courses. See complete listing at https://sscc.wisc.edu/sscc_jsp/training/ Title Date Time Instructor Introduction to Python …