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Getting started
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.. _python_texts:

Python Introductory Texts
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* University of Helsinki `Department of Geosciences and Geography <https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-science/faculty/geosciences-and-geography>`_

  * `Geopython short course <https://geo-python.github.io/2018/>`_

* VanderPlas, `A Whirlwind Tour of Python`_  

* Vanderplas, `Python Data Science Handbook`_ 

* D J Pine: `Introduction to Python for Science`_

Moving from matlab to python
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* `Numpy for matlab users <https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/numpy-for-matlab-users.html>`_

* Here is a `python translation <http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/gist/phaustin/1af744215e51562d010b9f6a19c0724c>`_  by `Don MacMillen <http://blogs.siam.org/from-matlab-guide-to-ipython-notebook/>`_ of Chapter 1 of `this matlab guide <http://gw2jh3xr2c.search.serialssolutions.com/?sid=sersol&SS_jc=TC_032092198&title=MATLAB%20Guide%2C%20Third%20Edition>`_ (Matlab Guide, 3rd edition, Higham, Desmond J, 2016)


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