[AstroPy] Practical Python for Astronomers web tutorial

[Kelle Cruz]

Such a great resource, thanks guys!!

We've decided to do the workshops during the first two weeks of our
CUNY/AMNH REU program and so far, I anticipate one problem: Scisoft. There's
a bit in the Installation workshop about handling packages with multiple
python installations (
http://python4astronomers.github.com/installation/packages.html#multiple-pythons-on-your-computer),
but I would like some specific advice on how to handle existing Scisoft
installations.

Specifically, if we want to keep Scisoft installed for the IRAF installation
(which we need for pyraf, right?), but NOT for the Python install, what
should we do? I figure there's some combo of environment variables that need
setting/unsetting in the .tcshrc and if someone can point us in the right
direction, that would help get us started as smoothly as possible.

Are there any other conflicts that I should anticipate with installing the
EPD on computers that have existing Python installations?

Thanks for your advice!
kelle

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Tom Aldcroft <
aldcroft at head.cfa.harvard.edu> wrote:

> My colleagues and I would like to announce the availability of a web
> tutorial aimed at teaching Python to astronomers through a series of
> interactive workshops:
>
>  http://python4astronomers.github.com/
>
> Practical Python for Astronomers is a series of hands-on workshops to
> explore the Python language and the analysis tools it provides. The
> emphasis is on using Python to solve real-world problems that
> astronomers are likely to encounter in research.  Some features:
>
> - Workshops immediately use plotting, analysis, and file reading tools.
> - Along the way elements of the Python language are introduced.
> - Workshops are interactive using examples run by participants on their
> laptops.
> - Comprehensive instructions a given for installing a full Python
> environment.
>
> There are two goals.  First is to provide tutorials suitable for
> self-study by those wishing to learn Python for astronomy.  The
> greater goal is for those knowledgable in Python to teach the workshop
> series at their local institutions, adapting the content as desired.
> To that end we have developed the content in Sphinx RestructuredText
> and hosted the source on github at
> https://github.com/python4astronomers/. Anyone interested can clone
> the repository or download a tarball and make modifications needed to
> present the material locally.  We would also welcome comments, fixes,
> or suggestions for improvement. This can be done as a Github issue or
> pull request, or by sending email to aldcroft at head.cfa.harvard.edu.
>
> The workshop material here was presented in the Spring of 2011 at the
> Harvard / Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. A range of about 25 to
> 50 people participated in the different workshops, which were 1.5
> hours in duration.  One key accomplishment was installing a working
> Python with NumPy, SciPy, and IPython on over 50 laptops (MacOS,
> linux, and Windows) during a single session.
>
> Tom Aldcroft
> Tom Robitaille
> Brian Refsdal
> Gus Muench
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