peak picking; python basics

python_basics.ipynb

@@ -48,8 +48,19 @@
     "For the purposes of this workshop, be sure you understand the following sections:\n",
     "\n",
     "- Section 3: An Informal Introduction to Python\n",
+    "    - numbers: `int`, `float`\n",
+    "    - strings\n",
+    "    - lists\n",
     "- Section 4: More Control Flow Tools\n",
+    "    - `if` statements\n",
+    "    - `for` statements\n",
+    "    - `range`\n",
+    "    - functions\n",
     "- Section 5: Data Structures\n",
+    "    - list comprehensions\n",
+    "    - tuples\n",
+    "    - dictionaries\n",
+    "    - looping techniques\n",
     "\n",
     "While the other sections are useful, you can learn them along the way."
    ]
@@ -65,16 +76,20 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "First, [make sure you have pip installed](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/). pip is the recommended tool for installing Python packages."
+    "To follow the material on this site, you will need to install additional Python packages.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Follow the instructions on the [GitHub repository `README`](https://github.com/stevetjoa/stanford-mir#how-to-use-this-repo).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "1.  If you’re totally new, the simplest solution is to download and install [Anaconda for Python 2 (2.7)](https://www.continuum.io/downloads), not Python 3. \n",
+    "    \n",
+    "2.  Install [librosa](https://librosa.github.io/librosa/install.html) and [ffmpeg](https://librosa.github.io/librosa/install.html#ffmpeg)."
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "To use the notebooks, you will need to install a few Python packages:\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    $ pip install --upgrade numpy scipy matplotlib ipython pandas sklearn librosa seaborn mir_eval ipywidgets"
+    "You will also probably want to [install pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/). pip is the recommended tool for installing most other Python packages."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -118,9 +133,9 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython2",
-   "version": "2.7.10"
+   "version": "2.7.13"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
- "nbformat_minor": 0
+ "nbformat_minor": 1
 }