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