Python as Glue and Object Oriented Programming

Python as Glue

Python is one of the most versatile and popular languages for scientific computing as of 2019. However, being an interpreted rather than a compiled language, basic loops in Python are abysmally slow. In this tutorial, we find present one possible cure for this slowness. Specifically, we will use Python to glue together C and Fortran backend codes with matplotlib visualization frontend scripts.

Object Oriented Programming

Object Oriented Programming (OOP) is a widely-used programming paradigm that emphasizes writing modular, flexible code. In today’s talk we’ll discuss some of the key concepts and advantages of OOP, with some concrete examples in Python.