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# IA Python Meetings 🐍✨

Practical, hands-on sessions on Python **and broader software tools** for students and researchers at the Institute of Astrophysics (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile).

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📅 Weekly 20–30 min talk + Q&A
🎯 Focus on practical tools, workflows, software, and coding.
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💡 Want to propose a talk? Talk to the organizers 👩‍🏫👨‍💻.
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Stay updated with our meetings by subscribing to our [Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=python.meetings.astro.puc.cl%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FSantiago).
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:::{card} Watch past talks 📼
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Subscribe to our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCst-aLbk92hLttod88DjFew) to get notified when new videos are uploaded.
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## 🔮 Upcoming Talks




## 📚 Browse by Topic

Explore talks organized by subject area:

- [🐍 Python & Performance](topics/python-and-performance/index.md) — Packaging, environments, optimization, and data manipulation
- [📊 Data Analysis](topics/data-analysis/index.md) — Statistical methods, SED fitting, MCMC, and parameter extraction
- [🎨 Visualization](topics/visualization/index.md) — Creating compelling scientific figures
- [🛠️ Workflows & Tools](topics/workflows-and-tools/index.md) — VSCode, Git, Obsidian, and research management
- [🌌 Astrophysics Methods](topics/astrophysics-methods/index.md) — Specialized techniques for astronomical problems


## ⏮️ Past Talks

> 📚 Browse past talks below. Each entry links to the abstract, slides, and other important resources 🔗.

### 2025

- **22-08-2025 - Python Meeting #1: Boosting your Productivity with VSCode and SSH on remote machines by Joaquín Hernández ⚡💻**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/joaquinhernandez-22-08-2025/abstract.md) •

- **29-08-2025 - Python Meeting #2: Packaging your own Python projects by Claudia Rodriguez 📦🐍**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/claudiarodriguez-29-08-2025/abstract.md) •

- **05-09-2025 - Python Meeting #3: Conda Environments: What are they for? by Rodrigo Ugarte**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/rodrigougarte-05-09-2025/abstract.md) •

- **12-09-2025 - Python Meeting #4: Extracting Galaxy Properties through SED Fitting with CIGALE by Victoria Catán**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/victoriacatan-12-09-2025/abstract.md) •

- **26-09-2025 - Python Meeting #5: How to optimise your Python code? by Daniela Barrientos**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/danielabarrientos-26-09-2025/abstract.md) •

- **03-10-2025 - Python Meeting #6: Galpak3D: A bayesian parametric tool for extracting galaxy parameters and kinematics from 3D Data by Fernanda Muñoz**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/fernandamunoz-03-10-2025/abstract.md) •

- **10-10-2025 - Python Meeting #7: MCMC fitting with emcee by Marcelo Ojeda**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/marceloojeda-10-10-2025/abstract.md) •

- **17-10-2025 - Python Meeting #8: Good coding habits: the Template Method and Configuration Files by Victoria Vásquez**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/victoriavasquez-17-10-2025/abstract.md) •

- **24-10-2025 - Python Meeting #9: From Chaos to Knowledge: Organizing Your Research Notes with Obsidian, Zotero, and Git by Rohan Rahatgaonkar**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/rohanrahatgaonkar-24-10-2025/abstract.md) •

- **07-11-2025 - Python Meeting #10: Pandas and Numpy in depth: advanced array manipulation for astronomy by Sebastián Ramírez**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/sebastianramirez-07-11-2025/abstract.md) •

- **14-11-2025 - Python Meeting #11: LePHARE by Patricia Fort**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/patriciafort-14-11-2025/abstract.md) •

- **21-11-2025 - Python Meeting #12: CACHAI: a customizable visualization toolkit for science by Diego Beltran**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/diegobeltran-21-11-2025/abstract.md) •

### 2026

- **09-04-2026 - Clustering for Astrophysics! by Matthias Gerlach**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/matthiasgerlach-09-04-2026/abstract.md) •

- **17-04-2026 - From Chaos to Knowledge: Organizing Your Research Notes with Obsidian, Zotero, and Git + AI integration by Rohan Rahatgaonkar**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/rohanrahatgaonkar-17-04-2026/abstract.md) •

- **24-04-2026 - Create your Webpage with Github by Cristobal Braga**
  [📄 Abstract](talks/cristobalbraga-24-04-2026/abstract.md) •

- **08-05-2026 - Jorge Gonzalez: How to use CARTA (Cube Analysis and Rendering Tool for Astronomy)** [📄 Abstract](talks/jorgegonzalez-08-05-2026/abstract.md)

- **15-05-2026 - Maximiliano Blanco: Supervised Learning in Astrophysics: Random Forests in Practice** [📄 Abstract](talks/maximilianoblanco-15-05-2026/abstract.md)

- **29-05-2026 - Sebastián Ramírez: Bash and the Terminal: Writing Scripts to Automate Command-Line Tasks** [📄 Abstract](talks/sebastianramirez-29-05-2026/abstract.md)

- **05-06-2026 - Javiera D'Angelo: Getting Started with PyAutoGalaxy** [📄 Abstract](talks/javieradangelo-05-06-2026/abstract.md)