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Chris Cannam, 2013-02-08 01:52 PM

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h1. MAT Software Carpentry Feb 2013 - Assessed Exercise
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h2. 1. Download fish datafile
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The file (attached at the bottom of this page) contains three columns - date, species, and a count of the number of sightings
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of that type of fish
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Some months, no fish of a certain type were seen, and there is no entry for the fish that month.
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There are some comment lines which you should ignore, these lines start with #.
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Someone thought that turtles were fish and entered counts for them. Ignore the turtles.
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h2. 2. Create a Python script to create a single plot showing the number of each type of fish each month
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i.e. the plot should have a line for each type of fish.
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The script should take the name of the data file as a parameter.
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If a type of fish appears more than one time in a month, add the counts together
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h2. 3. Provide a text file (called README.txt) with your name and email and instructions on how to run your script
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h2. 4. Put the scripts and the README file in a new repository under your bitbucket.org account
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(make this repository private, but add at least one of us to it)
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	   Chris: cannam
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	   Luis: lafigueira
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	   Steve: stevewelburn
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h2. Notes:
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* create the bitbucket repository as soon as you start working and commit frequently
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* if you have any questions, email either Steve, Chris or Luis.