Any recommended resources for learning Python (ideally free and online)? I originally posted this in /adv but didn't get any real responses. I'm applying for PhDs beginning next October and it would be useful for me to familiarise myself with some scientific programming.
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Nathan Murphy
Nicholas James
read the docs. they are better than most books.
Mason Harris
Bump because same problem as OP.
Is Stackskills any good?
David Wright
Look up codecademy first, its a very easy way to get started. Then go here scipy-lectures.org
Do the exercises! Don't just read them
Samuel Kelly
Will check that out, thanks!
Owen Nguyen
this. also maybe read other peoples code, it helps a lot. you could do a project.
Gabriel Parker
Depending what you getting your PhD in python might be a bit slow.
Good python book for medical automation and math:
biopython.org
Luis Young
Computational physics by Mark Newman. The first 5 chapters are available for free on his website and they're an amazing introduction. Do the exercises!
Jackson Reyes
That seems interesting. An example of the PhDs im applying for where it would be relevant is this one
imperial.ac.uk
literally says part of the training stuff involves learning some python and the other phds im looking at mostly involve learning some programming.
Lincoln Rogers
>/adv
maybe try back on reddit instead of Veeky Forums
Robert Powell
If you want to learn high performance python
ianozsvald.com
Jose Long
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Anthony Ross
Just do C++ instead. It's hard but its drastic improvement in performance is well worth it over wasting your time in p*thon
Ryder Barnes
>using cpp scientifically
Absolutely atrocious
Ayden Collins
>asks for python
>gives compiled languages
Top kek
Leo Peterson
I can recommend greenteapress.com
Hudson Parker
>compiled languages
>he doesn't even know what C# is
OP should just go ask /g/
Evan Hernandez
Nice one, thanks
Jose Sullivan
Damn was gonna do a MSc Bioinformatics at Imperial
Daniel Harris
>implying c# isn't a compiled language.
The more you talk the dumber we become
Brayden Parker
If you're applying for PhD programs and you haven't already learned python then it's too late for you.
Liam Russell
Yeah seems really decent, get like £27k a year in stipend money and fees paid for too! Unfortunately there are only 5 places on that PhD programme per year :(
Owen Baker
Spyder IDE is great
Isaac Thomas
>scipy-lectures.org
thankx
Jace Ross
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