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 ====Objective:====
-Get started with python, ipython notebooks and anaconda.
+Get started with anaconda, python, ipython notebooks, and pandas.  Begin producing simple visualizations of data and images.
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 ====Deliverable:====
-An ipython notebook that generates a random image.  We will run this
+For this lab, you will submit an ipython notebook.  This notebook will have two parts:
+**Part 1:**  Your notebook should generate a random image.  We will run this
 notebook 5 times; it should generate 5 different, moderately complex
 images.  Each image should be 512 x 288.  Have fun with it!
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+**Part 2:** Your notebook should use the pandas library to read in some CSV data and plot some of it.
+Your plot should look something like this:
+{{:cs401r_w2016:lab1_storesales.png?direct&700|}}
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 ====Description:====
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 [[http://cairographics.org/|cairo]] package as part of your image generator.
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 ====Installing anaconda:====
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 notebook.
-Here's some starter code to help you generate an image:
+Here's some starter code to help you generate an image.  The ''nbimage'' function will display the image inline in the notebook:
 <code python>

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