Programming for Psychology in Python

Welcome to this set of notes and lessons on programming in Python, as applied to the field of psychology (particularly perception / vision science).

Here is an overview of the contents of this site:

Introduction

Introduces programming and Python and gives a rationale for why they are useful concepts for psychology.

Getting Started

Covers the installation of Python and creating a programming environment.

Fundamentals

Introduces the key elements of programming.

Vision Science

Describes the use of Python for creating vision science experiments using the package psychopy.

Data Analysis and Visualisation

Demonstrates the use of Python for basic data analysis, and for sophisticated plotting and figure creation using the package veusz.

Dealing with errors

Details on interpreting Python error messages and debugging code.

If you find this site useful or if you have a question, comment, or correction, feel free to email me at d.mannion@unsw.edu.au.