Unit 2: Working with Common Data Formats
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Please make sure you meet the following prerequisites before continuing past
Unit 1:

1. You can log in to the class server, ``coe332-2026.tacc.cloud`` 
2. You can log in to your individual class VM, ``coe332-vm`` 
3. Have VSCode installed on your laptop and configures to work with code on you class 
   VM or will be using the ``vim`` editor on the class VM.
4. You have a strong working knowledge of `Linux commands <../unit01/linux_essentials.html>`_
5. You have a strong working knowledge of the basic `elements of Python3 <../unit01/python_refresher.html>`_
6. You have a strong working knowledge of `version control with Git <../unit01/version_control_1.html>`_


In Unit 2, we will begin to explore and work hands-on with essential data
formats that we will use throughout the course. We will primarily be using
Python3 to interact with and manipulate the data, and we'll introduce the Pydantic 
package for defining models representing our data. Sample data sets for
illustration purposes will be downloaded from various sources, including
`NASA's open data site <https://data.nasa.gov/>`_.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   json
   csv
   xml
   yaml