Saturday, May 17, 2014

GIS 5103 Module 1: Introducing Python



Thus begins our journey into the world of Python programming for GIS.  The screenshot above is the result of running a provided Python script to create the folders we will use for our assignments for the course.  In addition, we were initiated into Python programming by creating our "Hello world" script, a nearly-universal first line of code for the novice programmer.  And novice I surely am; the last formal instruction in any form of programming was with BASIC eons ago in an intro to computer science course.  Other than some fiddling with HTML here and there, this will be the first time I expect to be able to accomplish anything useful with coding.  I am looking forward to progressing through the course and learning more of Python.

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