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Programming Python

Lesson 1 - Introduction

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Documentation

http://www.python.org/doc/
NumPy for IDL users
NumPy for Matlab users

Modules

SciPy/NumPy

http://www.scipy.org/

pylab

http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ Plotting functions with a high degree of Matlab compatibility

GDAL

GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library for various satellite data formats

PyNGL

PyNGL/PyNIO Python interface to NCAR Command Language
Scientific visualization and data formats (netCDF, HDF, GRIB etc.)

To enable PyNGL (on ZMAW Linux ia32/x64 and solaris10) you have to type

module load PyNGL/1.2.0

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- * Why Python?
 * The Python Environment
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== Documentation ==

 * http://www.python.org/doc/
 *[[http://37mm.no/mpy/idl-numpy.html|NumPy for IDL users]]
 *[[http://www.scipy.org/NumPy_for_Matlab_Users|NumPy for Matlab users]]
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- *[[http://37mm.no/mpy/idl-numpy.html|NumPy for IDL users]]
 *[[http://www.scipy.org/NumPy_for_Matlab_Users|NumPy for Matlab users]]
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- * [[http://www.gdal.org/|GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library]]
+ * [[http://www.gdal.org/|GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library]] for various satellite data formats
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+ * [[http://www.pyngl.ucar.edu/|PyNGL/PyNIO]] Python interface to [[http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ | NCAR Command Language]]
 * Scientific visualization and data formats (netCDF, HDF, GRIB etc.)
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-http://www.pyngl.ucar.edu/

==== ZMAW Setup ====
For Debian Etch IA32 machines the following variables have to be set
(beware, I'm using the bash syntax here):
+To enable PyNGL (on ZMAW Linux ia32/x64 and solaris10) you have to type
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-export PATH=/sw/etch-ia32/python-2.4.4/bin/:$PATH
export PYTHONPATH=/sw/etch-ia32/python-2.4.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/
export PYNGL_NCARG=/sw/etch-ia32/python-2.4.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PyNGL/ncarg/
+module load PyNGL/1.2.0
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-For Debian Etch x64 (e.g. fastice, seaice) the values have to be set to
{{{
export PATH=/sw/etch-x64/python-2.4.4/bin/:$PATH
export PYTHONPATH=/sw/etch-x64/python-2.4.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/
export PYNGL_NCARG=/sw/etch-x64/python-2.4.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/PyNGL/ncarg/
}}}