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+Getting started
+===============
+
+This directoryt contains the "Getting started" practical.
+
+1. Python basics (MJ)
+2. Text input/output (MC)
+3. File management (PM)
+4. Numpy (PM)
+5. Nifti images (MJ)
+6. Image manipulation (MC)
+7. Moving from the Jupyter notebook to a text editor and terminal (MC)
+8. Writing a callable script (MJ)
+9. Debugging (MC)