Participant requirements

Participants should bring laptops with installed required software to participate in hands-on sessions.

For Session 1

Participants can use any preferred software tools to complete the hands-on activity. Examples of suitable tools include Excel, MATLAB, Python, or R for creating line and scatter plots. No specific software is required for this session.

For Session 2

This tutorial is designed to be accessible. We welcome all skill levels.

You will need:

• A Github account (see tutorial)
• Basic command line knowledge (see tutorial)
  • If you can change directories, create & delete directories, and run a python script, you’ll be fine.
  • Otherwise, you can take a few minutes to learn how. Here are some tutorials for Unix (Mac & Linux) and Windows.
• Software requirements
  • A command line program (E.g., Terminal or iTerm2 for MacOS, Command Prompt for Windows)
  • git (see tutorial)
  • Anaconda Python
    • 👉 For Mac users with M1/M2 chips, please still install the Intel version
    • Miniconda should work fine, if you prefer.
  • A Python IDE
    • 👉 We will be using Visual Studio Code (VSCode). Install VSCode to best follow along.
• Knowledge of git and python are helpful but not required. Part 3 of the tutorial (“Make it pretty”) will benefit from proficiency in Python.