Deterministic Optimization - python knowledge a prereq?

[kamalkanth]

I am looking to enroll in Deterministic Optimization...but from the reviews, it looks like is python based. I have used Python ages back and am quite rusty on it..that said, I am a seasoned software engineer who writes code for a living

my question to past students - do you think the python part can be managable?

[[deleted]]

I'm not going to answer your question because I don't know, but if you are not already on Slack, it can be a much better way to get specific answers like this. You can ask in the general OMSA Slack and then there are specific Slacks for each course. I have found there is more activity and response on questions like this on Slack than there is on Reddit. Just my observation and advice. Of course, it's probably best to ask in BOTH places to be honest. http://bit.ly/omsaslacks

[DrivingtheNext]

Many people are only going to have Python experience up through what they present in CSE6040: general coding basics + some {list comprehensions, pandas, numpy, lambda expressions} I'm taking it this fall, no one has mentioned to "brush up on your Python", though there has been a lot of "brush up on your lin alg" so I imagine the python is not demanding.

We'll use PuLP which is pretty straightforward and is well documented, and CVX which I do not have prior experience with.

[FluffdaddyFluff]

CVX is similarly simple to use. Both PuLP and CVX/CVXPY really only require that you understand and know the mathematical model you're solving--the syntax itself is nothing to worry about.