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layout: workshop
root: .
venue: "University of Waterloo"      # brief name of host site without address (e.g., "Euphoric State University")
address: "Engineering 6 building room 4022, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L
3G1"     # street address of workshop (e.g., "123 Forth Street, Blimingen, Euphoria")
country: "ca"    # country (lowercase two-letter ISO code such as "fr" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1)
language: "en"   # language (lowercase two-letter ISO code such as "fr" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1)
latlng: "43.473226,-80.538639"     # fractional latitude and longitude (e.g., "41.7901128,-87.6007318"; you can use http://www.latlong.net/)
humandate: "Jan 16-17, 2016"  # human-readable date (e.g., "Feb 17-18, 2020")
humantime: "9:00 am - 4:30 pm"  # human-readable time (e.g., "9:00 am - 4:30 pm")
startdate: 2016-01-16  # use YYYY-MM-DD format like "2015-01-01"
enddate: 2016-01-17    # use YYYY-MM-DD format like" 2015-01-02"
instructor: ["Pawel Pomorski", "Sean Aubin", "Ivana Kajić"]  # list of names like ["Kay McNulty", "Betty Jennings", "Betty Snyder"]
helper: ["Jan Gosmann", "Brent Komer", "Ryan Neufeld", "Jasmine Ren"]     # list of names like ["Marlyn Wescoff", "Fran Bilas", "Ruth Lichterman"]
contact: "i2kajic@uwaterloo.ca"    # contact email address for workshop organizer, such as "grace@hopper.org"
etherpad: https://etherpad.computeontario.ca:9001/p/scwaterloo2016         # optional (insert the URL for your Etherpad if you're using one)
eventbrite: 20233446784     # optional (insert the alphanumeric key for Eventbrite registration, e.g., "1234567890AB")
---
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<h2 id="general">General Information</h2>

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<p>
  <a href="{{site.swc_site}}">Software Carpentry</a>'s mission
  is to help scientists and engineers get more research done in less
  time and with less pain by teaching them basic lab skills for
  scientific computing.  This hands-on workshop will cover basic
  concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data
  management, and task automation.  Participants will be encouraged to
  help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own
  research problems.
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  <em>
    For more information on what we teach and why,
    please see our paper
    "<a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001745">Best Practices for Scientific Computing</a>".
  </em>
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  The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers.
  <strong>You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will
    be presented at the workshop.</strong>
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  <a href="#setup">below</a>). They are also required to abide by
  Software Carpentry's
  <a href="{{site.swc_site}}/conduct.html">Code of Conduct</a>.
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<h2 id="schedule">Schedule</h2>

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    <h3>Day 1</h3>
    <table class="table table-striped">
      <tr> <td>Arrival</td>  <td><a href='{{ site.swc_pre_survey }}{{ site.github.project_title }}'>Pre-workshop Survey</a></td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>09:00</td>  <td><a href="http://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/">Automating tasks with the Unix
                  shell (Pawel) </a> </td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>10:30</td> <td>Coffee</td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>12:00</td>  <td>Lunch break</td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>13:00</td>  <td><a href="http://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/">Version control with Git (Sean) </a></td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>14:30</td>  <td>Coffee</td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>16:00</td>  <td>Wrap-up</td> </tr>
    </table>
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-6">
    <h3>Day 2</h3>
    <table class="table table-striped">
        <tr> <td>09:00</td>  <td> <a href="http://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-inflammation/">Basic Python programming
                    (Ivana) </a> </td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>10:30</td>  <td>Coffee</td> </tr>
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              with Python (Ivana) </a> </td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>14:30</td>  <td>Coffee</td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>16:00</td>  <td>Wrap-up</td> </tr>
      <tr> <td>Dismissal</td>  <td><a href='{{ site.swc_post_survey }}{{ site.github.project_title }}'>Post-workshop Survey</a></td> </tr>
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<h2 id="syllabus">Syllabus</h2>

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    <h3 id="syllabus-shell">The Unix Shell</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>Files and directories</li>
      <li>History and tab completion</li>
      <li>Pipes and redirection</li>
      <li>Looping over files</li>
      <li>Creating and running shell scripts</li>
      <li>Finding things</li>
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    <h3 id="syllabus-python">Programming in Python</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>Using libraries</li>
      <li>Working with arrays</li>
      <li>Reading and plotting data</li>
      <li>Creating and using functions</li>
      <li>Loops and conditionals</li>
      <li>Defensive programming</li>
      <li>Using Python from the command line</li>
      <li><a href="{{site.swc_githubio}}/python-novice-inflammation/reference.html">Reference...</a></li>
    </ul>
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    <h3 id="syllabus-git">Version Control with Git</h3>
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      <li>Recording changes to files: <code>add</code>, <code>commit</code>, ...</li>
      <li>Viewing changes: <code>status</code>, <code>diff</code>, ...</li>
      <li>Ignoring files</li>
      <li>Working on the web: <code>clone</code>, <code>pull</code>, <code>push</code>, ...</li>
      <li>Resolving conflicts</li>
      <li>Open licenses</li>
      <li>Where to host work, and why</li>
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<h2 id="setup">Setup</h2>

<p>
  To participate in a Software Carpentry workshop, you will need
  access to the software described below. In addition, you will
  need an up-to-date web browser.
</p>
<p>
  We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors
  that may be useful on the
  <a href = "https://github.com/swcarpentry/workshop-template/wiki/Configuration-Problems-and-Solutions">Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page</a>.
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<div id="shell"> <!-- Start of 'shell' section. -->
  <h3>The Bash Shell</h3>

  <p>
    Bash is a commonly-used shell that gives you the power to do simple
    tasks more quickly.
  </p>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="shell-windows">Windows</h4>
      <ol>
        <li>Download the Git for Windows <a href="https://git-for-windows.github.io/">installer</a>.</li>
        <li>Run the installer and follow the steps bellow:
          <ol>
            <!-- Git 2.6.1 Setup -->
            <!-- Welcome to the Git Setup Wizard -->
            <li>Click on "Next".</li>
            <!-- Information -->
            <li>Click on "Next".</li>
            <!-- Select Destination Location -->
            <li>Click on "Next".</li>
            <!-- Select Components -->
            <li>Click on "Next".</li>
            <!-- Select Start Menu Folder -->
            <li>Click on "Next".</li>
            <!-- Adjusting your PATH environment -->
            <li>
              <strong>
                Select "Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt" and click on "Next".
              </strong>
                If you forgot to do this programs that you need for the workshop will not work properly.
                If this happens rerun the installer and select the appropriate option.
            </li>
            <!-- Configuring the line ending conversions -->
            <li>
              Click on "Next".
              <strong>
                Keep "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings" selected.
              </strong>
            </li>
            <!-- Configuring the terminal emulator to use with Git Bash -->
            <li>
              <strong>
                Select "Use Windows' default console window" and click on "Next".
              </strong>
            </li>
            <!-- Configuring experimental performance tweaks -->
            <li>Click on "Next".</li>
            <!-- Installing -->
            <!-- Completing the Git Setup Wizard -->
            <li>Click on "Finish".</li>
          </ol>
        </li>
      </ol>
      <p>This will provide you with both Git and Bash in the Git Bash program.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="shell-macosx">Mac OS X</h4>
      <p>
        The default shell in all versions of Mac OS X is Bash, so no
        need to install anything.  You access Bash from the Terminal
        (found in
        <code>/Applications/Utilities</code>). You may want to keep
        Terminal in your dock for this workshop.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="shell-linux">Linux</h4>
      <p>
        The default shell is usually Bash, but if your
        machine is set up differently you can run it by opening a
        terminal and typing <code>bash</code>.  There is no need to
        install anything.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div> <!-- End of 'shell' section. -->

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  <h3>Git</h3>

  <p>
    Git is a version control system that lets you track who made changes
    to what when and has options for easily updating a shared or public
    version of your code
    on <a href="https://github.com/">github.com</a>. You will need a
    <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/supported-browsers/">supported</a>
    web browser (current versions of Chrome, Firefox or Safari,
    or Internet Explorer version 9 or above).
  </p>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="git-windows">Windows</h4>
      <p>
        Git should be installed on your computer as part of your Bash
        install (described above).
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="git-macosx">Mac OS X</h4>
      <p>
        <strong>For OS X 10.9 and higher</strong>, install Git for Mac
        by downloading and running the most recent "mavericks" installer from
        <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/">this list</a>.
        After installing Git, there will not be anything in your <code>/Applications</code> folder,
        as Git is a command line program.
        <strong>For older versions of OS X (10.5-10.8)</strong> use the
        most recent available installer labelled "snow-leopard"
        <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/">available here</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="git-linux">Linux</h4>
      <p>
        If Git is not already available on your machine you can try to
        install it via your distro's package manager. For Debian/Ubuntu run
        <code>sudo apt-get install git</code> and for Fedora run
        <code>sudo yum install git</code>.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div> <!-- End of 'Git' section. -->

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  <h3>Text Editor</h3>

  <p>
    When you're writing code, it's nice to have a text editor that is
    optimized for writing code, with features like automatic
    color-coding of key words.  The default text editor on Mac OS X and
    Linux is usually set to Vim, which is not famous for being
    intuitive.  if you accidentally find yourself stuck in it, try
    typing the escape key, followed by <code>:q!</code> (colon, lower-case 'q',
    exclamation mark), then hitting Return to return to the shell.
  </p>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="editor-windows">Windows</h4>
      <p>
        nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop.
        To install it,
        download the <a href="{{site.swc_installer}}">Software Carpentry Windows installer</a>
        and double click on the file to run it.
        <strong>This installer requires an active internet connection.</strong>
      </p>
      <p>
        Others editors that you can use are
        <a href="http://notepad-plus-plus.org/">Notepad++</a> or
        <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com/">Sublime Text</a>.
        <strong>Be aware that you must
          add its installation directory to your system path.</strong>
        Please ask your instructor to help you do this.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="editor-macosx">Mac OS X</h4>
      <p>
        nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop.
        It should be pre-installed.
      </p>
      <p>
        Others editors that you can use are
        <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/">Text Wrangler</a> or
        <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com/">Sublime Text</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="editor-linux">Linux</h4>
      <p>
        nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop.
        It should be pre-installed.
      </p>
      <p>
        Others editors that you can use are
        <a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit">Gedit</a>,
        <a href="http://kate-editor.org/">Kate</a> or
        <a href="http://www.sublimetext.com/">Sublime Text</a>.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
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  <h3>Python</h3>

  <p>
    <a href="http://python.org">Python</a> is a popular language for
    scientific computing, and great for general-purpose programming as
    well.  Installing all of its scientific packages individually can be
    a bit difficult, so we recommend
    <a href="https://www.continuum.io/anaconda">Anaconda</a>,
    an all-in-one installer.
  </p>

    <p>
      Regardless of how you choose to install it,
      <strong>please make sure you install Python version 3.x</strong>
      (e.g., 3.4 is fine).
    </p>

    <p>
      We will teach Python using the IPython notebook, a programming environment
      that runs in a web browser. For this to work you will need a reasonably
      up-to-date browser. The current versions of the Chrome, Safari and
      Firefox browsers are all <a
      href='http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/2/install/install.html#browser-compatibility'>supported</a>
      (some older browsers, including Internet Explorer version 9
      and below, are not).
    </p>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="python-windows">Windows</h4>
      <ol>
        <li>Open <a href="http://continuum.io/downloads">http://continuum.io/downloads</a> with your web browser.</li>
        <li>Download the Python 3 installer for Windows.</li>
        <li>Install Python 3 using all of the defaults for installation <em>except</em> make sure to check <strong>Make Anaconda the default Python</strong>.</li>
      </ol>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="python-macosx">Mac OS X</h4>
      <ol>
        <li>Open <a href="http://continuum.io/downloads">http://continuum.io/downloads</a> with your web browser.</li>
        <li>Download the Python 3 installer for OS X.</li>
        <li>Install Python 3 using all of the defaults for installation.</li>
      </ol>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-4">
      <h4 id="python-linux">Linux</h4>
      </p>
      <ol>
        <li>Open <a href="http://continuum.io/downloads">http://continuum.io/downloads</a> with your web browser.</li>
        <li>Download the Python 3 installer for Linux.</li>
        <li>Install Python 3 using all of the defaults for installation.
        (Installation requires using the shell. If you aren't
        comfortable doing the installation yourself
        stop here and request help at the workshop.)</li>
        <li>
          Open a terminal window.
        </li>
        <li>
          Type <pre>bash Anaconda-</pre> and then press
          tab. The name of the file you just downloaded should
          appear.
        </li>
        <li>
          Press enter. You will follow the text-only prompts.  When
          there is a colon at the bottom of the screen press the down
          arrow to move down through the text. Type <code>yes</code> and
          press enter to approve the license. Press enter to approve the
          default location for the files. Type <code>yes</code> and
          press enter to prepend Anaconda to your <code>PATH</code>
          (this makes the Anaconda distribution the default Python).
        </li>
      </ol>
    </div>
  </div>
  <p>
  Once you are done installing the software listed above,
  please go to <a href="setup/index.html">this page</a>,
  which has instructions on how to test that everything was installed correctly.
  </p>
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