The ASA ECR Chapter Steering Committee has teamed up with Astronomy Data and Compute Services to run a series of hybrid-format Python workshops for ECRs in September 2023! These workshops have concluded. However, you can still access the workshop materials.

The 5-day workshops will be held during different weeks in in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne with both in-person and online participation options. The topics covered will include intermediate and advanced-level python topics such as

  • General python tips and tricks
  • Profiling & optimisation, parallelisation 
  • Project planning, design and structure
  • Version control using Git
  • Debugging and unit testing 
  • Collaborative software development 

There will also be a group software development project that participants will work on throughout the week, applying the skills and concepts learned.

When and where: The locations and dates for each workshop are as follows (note that the same content will be covered at each workshop):

  • Perth (Curtin University) – 4-8 September
  • Sydney (Macquarie University) – 11-15 September
  • Melbourne (University of Melbourne) – 25-28 September (NOTE: 4-day workshop due to public holiday on the Friday)