© Alexander Lancaster and Gordon Webster 2019
A. Lancaster, G. WebsterPython for the Life Scienceshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4523-1_2

2. Python at the Lab Bench

The Fundamentals of the Python Language
Alexander Lancaster1  and Gordon Webster1
(1)
Amber Biology, Cambridge, MA, USA
 

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“I am Professor Dodo, nice to meet you,” said the dodo, his voice and the manner in which he leaned upon his cane, betraying his frailty and exhaustion.

“Nice to meet you too,” said Alice. “Is it true that you still do all of your numerical work using a calculator and spreadsheets?” she asked.

“Oh my sweet child, why else do you think I’m always so weary?” the ...

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