Python High-Performance — Labs

Hands-on labs for the Writing High-Performance Python Code course.

Verify your environment

Open this page in the browser on your VM/laptop, then copy the command below into a terminal (the Anaconda Prompt if you use Anaconda):

python verify.py

Don't have the file yet? Get it one of these ways:

git clone https://github.com/elephantscale/python-high-performance-labs
cd python-high-performance-labs
python verify.py

No git? On this repo's page click verify.py, then the Download raw file button, and run it from your Downloads folder:

cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads        (Windows)
python verify.py

It prints PASS/FAIL per check and ends with "READY for the labs."

Setup details

See SETUP.md for the full requirements (Python 3.10+, numpy, matplotlib, ipython, cython, and a C compiler for the Cython lab).

Lab order

See lab-assembly.txt for the teaching sequence and which labs are hands-on, demo, or optional.