Python Programming & other inferior programming languages thread

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  1. Walt Disney

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    Starting this to be like a stackoverflow so I can harass leroi with dumb questions

    and help anyone else who is trying to learn

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  2. Walt Disney

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    also putting this in here to look at tomorrow
     
  3. Joe_Pesci

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    while(op_is_a_faggot)
    {
    cout << "user Walt Disney likes Nickelback" << endl;
    }
     
  4. clemsontyger04

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    going to be taking java programming and c# this fall.

    :bartscottcantwait:
     
  5. OHW

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    nerds
     
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  6. Walt Disney

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    #6 Walt Disney, Jul 15, 2015
    Last edited: Jul 16, 2015
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  7. Walt Disney

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    also download anaconda imo (it includes most of the relevant packages to use)
     
  8. Walt Disney

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    Python is way cooler and cleaner than that inferior language joe posted above

    Code:
    while 1==1:
        print("joe pesci secretly sad and embarrased that he doesn't know python")
     
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  9. PhupaPhever

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    C#'s isn't the best to start on, but if I understand what you're saying starting with Java is the best.
     
  10. clemsontyger04

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    already took vb, so i assume c# will be close to the same
     
  11. Eric The Viking

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    Speaking in code is clearly of the devil, and Richt would not approve. Repent now, young Walter.
     
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  12. PhupaPhever

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    VBS is a fairly easy language compared to others, although the good part it is transferable when learning. If you don't mind why are you learning C or C++?
     
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  13. clemsontyger04

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    in school right now, but most of the jobs in this area require some C#. So the school just changed their curriculum from VB to C# and knew i needed it.
     
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  14. PhupaPhever

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    I wish I could go back to school. That's great man
     
  15. Neyland

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    I like Python a lot. Use it for scripts and sometimes just as a damn calculator
     
  16. Joe_Pesci

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  17. Where Eagles Dare

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    Been slacking on my coursera, getting caught back up this week. I'm a couple weeks behind. Trying to get caught up this weekend.
     
  18. tmbrules

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    Is this an online course?
     
  19. Where Eagles Dare

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    It is an online site with a variety of courses.
     
  20. kennypowers

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    I'm most proficient in Fortran unfortunately so when I switch over to Python or any other object oriented programming language it is such a pain in the ass. I like python though, use it a lot to mine through data and make pretty charts. It's also extremely well supported in the community so there is a limitless amount of help out there if you get stuck.
     
  21. kennypowers

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    Going to get on some python-pptx soon to start auto generating these standard powerpoints we have to make every week.
     
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  22. Goose

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    This is about all I know

    =if(user=@Joe_Pesci,"fgt","not a fgt")
     
  23. Name P. Redacted

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  24. Name P. Redacted

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    nice indentation pfffftttttt

    i'm all bout that Python3 life son
     
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  25. Doc Louis

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    I'm here for the Objective C questions, pls.
     
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  26. Walt Disney

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    Thats a tmb error!
     
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  27. Where Eagles Dare

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    Nigga just do powerview off a tabular or powerpivot model.

    Shit'll refresh automatically
     
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  28. Walt Disney

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    what do you use python for real talk
     
  29. Where Eagles Dare

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    User = raw_input("Enter User Name: ")

    If User == "goose"
    ----print "You're a fgt"
    Else:
    ----print "You're still a fgt"
     
  30. Name P. Redacted

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    I mostly use it to build configuration files for devices I program. We also use it to generate project status reports, generate points lists, and various other tasks.
     
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  32. Name P. Redacted

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    what program do you all develop with?

    I use PyCharm
     
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  33. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    Work with mostly C#/.NET stuff and Javascript, but interesting in learning functional programming languages like Elixir. I did a big Ruby on Rails tutorial so have a little bit of experience (with respect to Ruby), but I'm mostly motivated since I keep seeing people act like there is an impending wave of Functional languages that flood the job market.
     
  34. Walt Disney

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    I just use it right now for data analysis/manipulation/automation
    so using Pandas and numpy
    win23client for emailing and excel stuff
    matplotlib - going to start doing some plotting soon
     
  35. Walt Disney

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    and want to lean more about seaborn for stat visualization stuff
     
  36. lomcevak

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    Using python for my thesis, essentially have to teach myself as I go along. Fun stuff
     
  37. kennypowers

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    The datasets I work with don't allow me to use excel. Our output files are several TB's worth of data stored in HDF5 format.
     
  38. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    Java and C# are similar enough, imo, that it should be too much of a challenge to start, unless you're talking about trying to set up a Programming environment. It wasn't hard for me to take an Algorithms course online in Java even though I had only been working in C# (did take a couple of courses in Java in college but that's been almost 10 years now).
     
  39. Shiggityshwo

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    Hey this is what I'm going back to school for

    [​IMG]

    Only Java deep at the moment
     
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  40. Pile Driving Miss Daisy

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    Also, if anyone is like me and switched careers into Software Development or wants a more fundamental understanding of programming, I HIGHLY recommend these free online courses.

    https://www.coursera.org/course/algs4partI
    https://www.coursera.org/course/algs4partII

    When you take them back-to-back, they span about a semester's length. You can download all the lecture videos, but they release two lectures worth every week and assign homework and beefy programming assignments (students at Princeton basically follow the same course and do these same assignments). You don't need a strong math background, but they do explain a lot of classic Data Structures and Algorithms in discrete mathematical terms and sometimes Calculus. When you submit your programming assignments, an autograder will test the shit out of it (timing, memory, etc.) to make sure you properly implemented whatever data structure/algorithm the assignment covers and assigns a grade accordingly. The downside is that it's Princeton's policy to not award any certificate of completion for any of their Cousera classes.

    Not that anyone gives a shit about my story, but I initially tried to major in both CS and Bio in college. I then switched solely to Bio since I had the idea that I would want to go to graduate school for Cell Bio, now I'm back to what I was initially studying years ago and love it. Probably not going to go back to college at this point since I feel that there is enough free/cheap resources for me to learn as much fundamentals as possible. I'm by no means an expert at this point, but I've busted my ass enough to know that if I need to learn something I feel confident that I can.
     
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  41. Walt Disney

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    yay I'm glad we have this many programming broz
     
  42. jkun

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    graduated with a CS degree, got a job as a systems engineer and don't code anymore... miss it some though and am going to be starting some side projects soon to keep my skills fresh
     
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  44. Clutch

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    print "Are you a fgt?";

    my $response=<STDIN>;
    if ($response =~ "yes" || $response =~ "Yes") {
    print "You're a fgt\n";
    }
    elseif ($response =~ "no" || $response =~ "No") {
    print "Too bad you're still a fgt\n"
    }
     
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  46. Shiggityshwo

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    Also thanks to whoever started a thread like this a while back, it's what piqued my interest to try some online classes, and eventually go back to school

    So way to go, you
     
  47. Where Eagles Dare

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    I'm a finance nerd who got into larger data sets and an old CIO I worked for hired me to do analytics and predictive modeling, shit I haven't done before.

    So basically I'm all....

    My old company was in the process of selling and I was actually looking to go back to school for analytics and data science.

    So I'm doing hard core On the Job training.
     
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  48. Walt Disney

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  49. Where Eagles Dare

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    I'm going to check this out after I finish the course. Didn't you do this first before through Python for Everyone?

    The course is pretty low level so you might have a head start.