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- Scripting
Many data processing steps are usually required to process source data to model input. For example, converting a shapefile to a grid, correcting mistakes in the source data, or prescribing parameters to the model based on the source data. These steps can be performed in graphical user interfaces (GUI) or scripts. Actions in a GUI are nearly always unrecorded, meaning mistakes are usually hard to identify and rectifying mistakes is costly, as it entails manually performing all steps again. In contrast, a script is an explicit testimony of all actions and rectifying mistakes involves just fixing the specific line of code and re-running.
Scripting is therefore essential in creating reproducible workflows. Python is a common applied scripting language within Deltares (next to Matlab).
In this chapter we will give a quick introduction to Python and point to some more elaborate guides.
- Folder structure of the project
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