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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The schedule for the Spring 2023 HPC Training is available at
<a href="http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training/tutorials.php">http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training/tutorials.php</a> .
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Our next HPC training will be held on Wednesday, March 22 at
<span style="color:red">9:00 AM</span>. Due to concern about COVID-19, all training sessions are Zoom online events from 9:00AM to 11:00AM. The sessions will be recorded for later review.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Note that all HPC trainings will start at
<span style="color:red">9:00AM</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wednesday, March 22,2023: Introduction to Python<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Python is a high-level programming language, easy to learn yet extremely powerful. This training will provide an introduction to programming in Python. The subjects include
basic Python syntax, Python classes used in object-oriented programming. Basic Python modules for scientific computing and plotting will also be introduced. During the training, simple Python programs will be provided for demonstration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prerequisites:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wednesday, March 29,2023: Managing Software Packages with Conda Virtual Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conda is an open source package management system and environment management system. It quickly installs, runs, and updates packages and their dependencies. It also easily
creates, saves, loads and switches between environments on your computer. Though initially created for Python, Conda now becomes a powerful tool to manage software packages in general.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For HPC users, installing and managing software packages without super user permission is often a challenge. Conda is especially useful for these tasks. In this training,
we will discuss how you can use Conda and virtual environments to install and manage software packages on our clusters, including frequently requested examples such as Tensorflow and PyTorch. We will also share some useful tips, such as sharing virtual environment
with group members and using Conda to manage software packages beyond Python (e.g., R / Perl).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prerequisites:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Basic understanding of the shell commands and python programming language is assumed but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please visit
<a href="http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training/tutorials.php">http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training/tutorials.php</a> for more details and register using the link provided. Users will be provided with a zoom link in their registration confirmation email. Please see the
system requirements at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux">https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please distribute to faculty, staff and students that might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Feng Chen, PhD</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white">Manager of User Services</span><br>
<span style="background:white">High Performance Computing</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Louisiana State University</span><br>
<span style="background:white">329 Frey Computing Services Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803</span><br>
<span style="background:white">office 225-578-2924 </span><br>
</span><a href="mailto:fchen14@lsu.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#451D7C;background:white">fchen14@lsu.edu</span></a>
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