TNEL Python Tutorial

Using python for ephys data

Step 1 (by yourself)

Setting up Python

Only for windows. Mac and Linux are good to go already.

Option 1) Install anaconda (has a bunch of very useful modules and programs built-in) (https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/)

Option 2) Install basic python (https://www.python.org/)

Learn basic python

This may take a bit depending on your experience programming. learnpython.org looks like a very good starting point. Lots of other options too. Youtube, w3schools (only up to file handling), etc.

Step 2 (With us)

Setting up GitHub

• Create a github account. (DON'T USE UMN EMAIL!)

• Download git (https://gitforwindows.org/).

• Open Git Bash

• Use commands "cd" (change directory) and "ls" (list) to change to where you want to save your files. i.e. "cd Documents". "cd.." takes you up a directory.

• Create a new folder for GitHub "mkdir GitHub" (make directory), and go into it "cd GitHub".

• Now back to your browser and go to our github repository (https://github.com/tne-lab/learning-python). Click fork in the upper right corner. Then click on your account in the resulting pop-up window. This will make a private version for yourself.

• Now go to your private repo (https://github.com/CHANGETOYOURUSERNAME/learning-python) and copy the link from the green clone button.

• Back to git bash and type "git clone https://github.com/CHANGETOYOURUSERNAME/learning-python". If you copied the link with the green clone button, simply type "git clone" the RIGHT-click with the mouse to paste the link. This creates a copy on your local hard-drive for yourself.

Download data from google drive

TNEL-UMN/Protocols and Tutorials/Python

Copy folder OP7 into folder named data within learning-python folder.

Open Main in juypter

Start a juypter notdebook and open up the main.ipynb file which is located in the folder that you cloned from github.

Complete it.

Step 3

Push your new changes to github so they will be backed up.

• Return to git bash and "cd" into your learning-python folder.

• Use the command "git add -A" to add all files to be staged to be commited.

• Use the command "git commit -m "My first commit"" to commit the changes. This means that these files are the most up to date changes.

• Use the command "git push" to push the files up your github repository so they will be saved both locally and in the cloud. Go to your github repo (https://github.com/CHANGETOYOURUSERNAME/learning-python) and make sure your new changes are there.