{"id":61,"date":"2026-09-30T19:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-devel.ssc.wisc.edu\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:53:08","slug":"python","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-devel.ssc.wisc.edu\/index.php\/python\/","title":{"rendered":"Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"is-style-mini-bar wp-block-post-title\">Python<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need to learn Python? 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Data wrangling is a critical skill for quantitative research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/index.html\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/Python_Fundamentals.html\">Python Fundamentals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/DataFrames.html\">Introduction to DataFrames<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/Reading_Data.html\">Reading Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/First_Steps.html\">First Steps With Your Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/Hierarchical_Data.html\">Hierarchical Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/Combining_Data_Sets.html\">Combining Data Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/dwp\/Restructuring_Data_Sets.html\">Restructuring Data Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"has-base-background-color wp-block-uw-blocks-uw-accordion\"  id=\"f34091ce-a112-4c88-bec7-eb45112b439a\"\n  data-wp-context='{\"uuid\":\"f34091ce-a112-4c88-bec7-eb45112b439a\",\"isOpen\":false,\"headingSlug\":\"running-python-at-the-sscc\"}'  data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordion\"\n  data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.watchAccordion\"\n  data-wp-class--active=\"context.isOpen\"\n  >\n\t<h2 class=\"accordion-heading\">\n\t<button aria-expanded=\"false\"\n    id=\"f34091ce-a112-4c88-bec7-eb45112b439a-accordiongroupid\"\n    class=\"accordion-trigger\"\n    type=\"button\"\n    data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"context.isOpen\"\n    aria-controls=\"sect-f34091ce-a112-4c88-bec7-eb45112b439a\"\n    data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggleOpen\"\n    >\n        <svg width=\"16\" height=\"9\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 9\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <path d=\"M8.74219 8.6951C8.33346 9.10163 7.67252 9.10163 7.26813 8.6951L0.306555 1.77535C-0.102182 1.36881 -0.102182 0.711437 0.306555 0.309227C0.715292 -0.0929842 1.37623 -0.0973091 1.78062 0.309227L7.99864 6.49375L14.221 0.304901C14.6297 -0.101634 15.2907 -0.101634 15.6951 0.304901C16.0995 0.711437 16.1038 1.36881 15.6951 1.77102L8.74219 8.6951Z\" fill=\"#121212\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n        Running Python at the SSCC\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion-body-wrapper\"\n    id=\"sect-f34091ce-a112-4c88-bec7-eb45112b439a\"\n    role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"f34091ce-a112-4c88-bec7-eb45112b439a-accordiongroupid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/grc\/programs.html#python\">Running Python on SSCC Servers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/python_packages_winstat.htm\">Installing Python Packages on Winstat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/python_env\/python_env.html\">Using Conda Environments for Python at the SSCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscc.wisc.edu\/sscc\/pubs\/slurm\/python_slurm_loops.html\">Converting Python Loops to Parallel Loops Using Slurm (The Easy Way)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to learn Python? 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