Python Programming for Geomatics

This course gives an introduction to the Python programming language and focuses on applications for Geomatics in its assignments.

Introduction to programming with (mainly) Python and (some) C++, topics that will be covered:

• Interactive mode of the Python interpreter and writing scripts.

• Basics of the Python programming language: variables; data types: integer, float, boolean, string; expressions; assignment statements.

• Control constructs: if-statements, loop constructions (for, while, range).

• Input and output.

• Advanced data types: list, tuple, dictionary.

• Functions, modules, recursion.

• Objects, classes.

• Using a development environment.

• Main differences between interpreted (e.g. Python) and compiled (e.g. C++) languages.