Unit 2: Working with Common Data Formats

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

  5. You have a strong working knowledge of the basic elements of Python3

  6. You have a strong working knowledge of version control with Git

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.