yoavram/py4eng

Python for Engineers

Py4Eng

Yoav Ram

Setup instructions

• Install Anaconda with Python 3
• Download the workshop files as a ZIP file.
• Unzip the ZIP; make note of the unzipped folder location.
• Start the Anaconda Prompt terminal application (or on Mac/Linux just open a Terminal).
• Run Jupyter from Anaconda Prompt after changing folder to the workshop folder (note that jupyter is with a y):

cd <unzipped workshop folder>
jupyter lab

• In the new browser window that just opened, choose index.ipynb.

Contact

Contact me if you are interested in Python workshops anywhere in the world.

py4eng's Issues

topolar and frompolar in Point class

• topolar
• frompolar as classmethod
• __complex__
• __slots__
• def __iter__: yield self.x; yield.self.y
• @property
  - [ ] __hash__

def__repr__(self):
    class_name=type(self).name
    return'{}({!r}, {!r})'.format(class_name,*self)

deque

collections session

namedtuple

In idioms session.

Vitrual machine

CentOS VM:
https://gist.github.com/yoavram/36676bde2847f225842694f22aa4a99c

• need to update for Tk/flask etc.

mat2py API

Use nbtutor

In in functions and memory model sessions.

https://github.com/lgpage/nbtutor

Promote

• [ ] https://github.com/prakhar1989/awesome-courses
• https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonTraining

tester.py

Tests a bunch of integrations and setups, such as Cython, ctypes, pythonnet, etc.

TensorFlow session

dask

Short dask tutorial

Serialization

Mention pickle/json in IO session

OrderedDict

In idioms session

Numpy arrays from list comprehension

Show difference between creating from listcomp and genexpr, compare with np.arange etc.

numba

short numba tutorial

Slice objects

See invoice example in "fluent python"

remove exercise solutions

for example, decryption exercise in iteration class

Fix packaging link on website

Solve PySide/Py3.5 issue

CentOS VM:
https://gist.github.com/yoavram/36676bde2847f225842694f22aa4a99c

Move GUI exercise solution to separate file

Other GUI alternatives?

References:

• http://www.python-camelot.com/
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxformbuilder/
• https://pyforms.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
• Kivy
  Nothing seems much better or easier to use, but maybe I'm wrong.

cython / ctypes session

consider notebooks in the cloud for courses

numpy/blas

Add something about blas/atlas/mkl in numpy session

MATLAB API

• mlabwrap / mlab
• python-matlab-bridge (also works with Octave)
• mat2py - translates Matlab to python