Programming Resources

Install Python on your own computer

• Download page for Python
• Download page for Numpy & Scipy
  • 64-bit installation packages for Windows can be downloaded here
  • Scipy Superpack (core scientific libraries for 64-bit Mac)
• Download page for Biopython
• Download page for Wing IDE (go to the bottom of the page for the free version - Wing IDE 101)
• Installing Nose on Windows (Linux and Mac folks can install from the appropriate repositories)

Programming in Python

• Online Python Tutor
  • see how Python is executing your program line by line 
• A gentle introduction to programming using Python
• A primer on Python for life science researchers
• Programming Course for Biologists at the Pasteur Institute
• Python course in bioinformatics at the Pasteur Institute 
• Google’s Python Class
• Division operators in Python
• Software Carpentry - This online course is a great introduction to more advanced concepts in scientific programming
• BioPython Tutorial and Cookbook

Scientific Tools in Python

• SciPy
• NumPy
• Matplotlib
• Python based GIS tools for landscape genetics: visualising genetic relatedness and measuring landscape connectivity

Phylogenetic Tools in Python

• Biopython’s Phylo module
• DendroPy