Getting Started with Python
===========================

In the previous chapter, we made casual references to `Python
<https://www.python.org/>`_ in several places, assuming the reader was already
familiar with the basics. The author's aim was to dive right into scientific
computing to give the reader a taste of the field.  With that out of our way
now, this chapter aims to provide a refresher course to `Python
<https://www.python.org/>`_ for all beginners. We will cover all the different
concepts and language traits that will be used throughout in later chapters.
This chapter is intentionally agnostic to a particular `operating system <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system>`_
or `text editor <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editor>`_, as these things
are always in flux and everyone has different preferences.

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    :maxdepth: 2

    Variables and Data Types <variables>
    Lists <lists>
    for Loops <for_loops>
    Tuples <tuples>
    if/else Statements <if_else>
    Dictionaries <dictionaries>
    User Inputs <user_input>
    while Loops <while>