Python package development

Instructors

• Henrik Andersson - @ecomodeller
• Jesper Sandvig Mariegaard - @jsmariegaard

Participants

Introduce yourselves in a break out session later today.

Learning modules

1. Git, Pull Requests, and code reviews
2. Python functions, classes, and modules
3. Testing and auto-formatting
4. Dependencies and GitHub actions
5. Object oriented design in Python
6. Documentation
7. Distributing your package

Learning objectives

• improved Python skills
• knowledge of how to create reusable Python code
• know how to share code with others through a Python package

Format

• Online session (Zoom) Tuesday and Friday
• Homework assignments
• Quiz (learning platform)

Course material

• Hillard, 2020, Practices of the Python Pro, Manning
• Slides

Book

• Object oriented design
• Testing
• Data structures

Lectures

• Examples
• Version control
• Documentation
• Automation
• Packaging

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