Setting proper environment.
Downloading the source -- Download and Install Documentation
Express Installation -- Download and Install Documentation
In Depth Installation -- Download and Install Documentation
Known installtion problems -- Download and Install Documentation

How to run the code.
How to exit python.
Indentation and blank spacing is a key !!!!
Variables and arithmetic expressions.
Loops in python.
Conditional starements.
File input and output.
Python lists and tuples - what is it?
Python type dictionary.
Functions.
Modules.
Module inquiries.
Autocompletion from the command line.  Check this!  
Passing arguments to a python script.  Advanced level.
Automatic loading of a module or commands at startup.   
Object tips and quering objects (doc). Advanced.
Online tutorials and getting help.

Getting Started with VCDAT - Getting Started Tutorials

Variable types in CDAT.
Creting a variable from scratch, part I - Tutorials
Creting a variable from scratch, part II - Tutorials

Time axis in CDAT.
Getting time axis range from a NetCDF file.
Relative versus component (calendar) time.
Extracting time slice of a data.
Time types and cdtime module -- CDMS 4.0 Manual.
Creating time axis -- Tutorials.

File Variable type in CDAT.
The data file types that CDAT can read.
Opening a file.
Opening a dataset (multiple files).
Inquiries into a file - leaning about variables and their dimensions.
Simple geting data from a file.
Getting data with specific time bounds.
Extracting data at a specific latitude/longitude, say 50N, 120W.
Extracting data at latitude/longitude point, reducing spurious dimentions.
Other keywords to data retrieval.
Getting data - and the mysterious "third argument" explanation. 
Reading ASCII data.
Reading binary data.
Writing data in CDAT.
Printing to an ASCII file.
Concatenating NetCDF files .
Virtually concatenating NetCDF files.
Saving an image in CDAT.
Looping through files -- Getting Started Tutorials

Single-precision arithmetic.
CDMS unlimited file axis.

Changing axis annotation.
Plotting Basics -- Getting Started Tutorials.

EzTemplate Package for multiple plots on one page -- Tutorials
Scale and Move functions for templates -- advanced Tech Tips in Newsletter, bottom of the column

Converting Ferret Colormaps
Colors in VCS

Plotting Primitives -- from Getting Started Tutorials

Animation and MPEG conversion.

Picture template object - VCS tips.
All Templates description.
Creating and Modifying Templates - Plotting Basisc tTutorial.
VCS template layout tips in CDAT Newsletter
Scaling and moving tempates

Difference Between Numeric, MA, and MV  -- Getting Started Tutorial.
Averaging over multiple files -- Getting Started Tutorials.
Statistical Functions in Genutil -- CDAT Utilities v3.3 Manual.
Spatial and Temporal Averaging -- CDAT Utilities v3.3 Manual.
Arrays, Variables, Axes and Missing Values  -- CDAT Training.
Calculating Seasonal Means (like DJFM)
Why do I get 11 DJF means from a 10 year dataset?
Units conversion with genutil.udunits

Map projections in VCDAT -- Getting Started with VCDAT Tutorial

What is VCS.
VCS's primary objects.
Graphics method objects.
Picture template object.
Data objects.
VCS's secondary objects.
Plotting in VCS.
Plotting  keywords arguments  in VCS.
Saving VCS object in a script file.
VCS Quick Reference Guide -- Quick Reference Documents

CDMS Quick Reference Guide --Quick Reference Documents
CDMS v4.0 -- Manuals
Opening files and reading data -- CDMS Basics Tutorial
Quering files and variables -- CDMS Basics Tutorial
Creating time axis -- CDMS Basics Tutorials.

CDAT Utilities v3.3 -- Manuals
Pressure Reconstruction and Interpolation Techniques

Start with CDAT GUI Interface tutorial  --  VCDAT Getting Started
Next try CDAT basic scripting -- CDAT Getting Started
Follow with more Getting Started CDAT Scripting Tutorials
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See Quick References
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