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Chapter 2 provides the basics to start working with Python. It introduces the IPython console, Python variable types, and style conventions, and then describes how to start working with Python scripts in the Spyder Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It also explains how to perform conditional statements and loops, and how to define a function and perform basic mathematical operations.
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Petrelli, M. (2021). Python Essentials for a Geologist. In: Introduction to Python in Earth Science Data Analysis. Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78055-5_2
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