--- a/loading-data-from-files/script.rst Wed Oct 13 17:32:23 2010 +0530
+++ b/loading-data-from-files/script.rst Wed Oct 13 17:32:59 2010 +0530
@@ -1,8 +1,30 @@
-========
- Script
-========
+.. Objectives
+.. ----------
+
+.. At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to
+
+.. + Read data from files, containing a single column of data using the
+.. ``loadtxt`` command.
+.. + Read multiple columns of data, separated by spaces or other
+.. delimiters.
+
+
+.. Prerequisites
+.. -------------
-Welcome to this tutorial on loading data from files.
+.. 1. getting started with ``ipython``
+
+.. Author :
+ Internal Reviewer :
+ External Reviewer :
+ Checklist OK? : <put date stamp here, if OK> [2010-10-05]
+
+Script
+------
+
+{{{ Show the slide containing title }}}
+
+Hello Friends. Welcome to this tutorial on loading data from files.
{{{ Screen shows welcome slide }}}
@@ -59,15 +81,19 @@
Now, let us use the ``loadtxt`` command to read a file that contains
two columns of data, ``pendulum.txt``. This file contains the length
of the pendulum in the first column and the corresponding time period
-in the second.
+in the second. Note that ``loadtxt`` needs both the columns to have
+equal number of rows.
-%%1%% Pause the video here, and use the ``cat`` command to view the
-contents of this file and then resume the video.
+.. Following is an exercise that you must do.
+
+.. %%1%% Use the ``cat`` command to view the contents of this file.
-This is how we look at the contents of the file, ``pendulum.txt``
-::
+.. Please, pause the video here. Do the exercise and then continue.
- cat /home/fossee/pendulum.txt
+.. This is how we look at the contents of the file, ``pendulum.txt``
+.. ::
+
+.. cat /home/fossee/pendulum.txt
.. #[Nishanth]: The first column is L values and second is T values
from a simle pelculum experiment.
@@ -114,13 +140,14 @@
In this tutorial, we have learnt the basic use of the ``loadtxt``
command, which is capable of doing a lot more than we have used it for
-until now, for example
+until now. Let us look at an example, but before that do this
+exercise.
-%%2%% Pause the video here, and read the file
-``pendulum_semicolon.txt`` which contains the same data as
-``pendulum.txt``, but the columns are separated by semi-colons instead
-of spaces. Use the IPython help to see how to do this. Once you have
-finished, resume the video to look at the solution.
+%%1%% Read the file ``pendulum_semicolon.txt`` which contains the same
+data as ``pendulum.txt``, but the columns are separated by semi-colons
+instead of spaces. Use the IPython help to see how to do this.
+
+Please, pause the video here. Do the exercise and then continue.
{{{ switch back to the terminal }}}
::
@@ -142,5 +169,10 @@
+ Read multiple columns of data, separated by spaces or other
delimiters.
-Thank you!
+{{{ Show the "sponsored by FOSSEE" slide }}}
+
+This tutorial was created as a part of FOSSEE project, NME ICT, MHRD India
+Hope you have enjoyed and found it useful.
+Thank you!
+