Add a Quick-start guide to Python geared toward Ecologists

[egrace479]

This includes an update to the ABC Glossary with terms sourced from the community at our 2024 and 2025 All-Hands.

Screenshot of the top of the page:

Video navigating through the page and the Glossary (I did fix the Eco Model definition heading to match the CS one after I took the video):

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[NetZissou]

The Py guide is a great resource. The new glossary terms are very informative!

[ColinPSweeney]

Looks good. One suggested change: Line 28 should be adjusted slightly for R consistency (Also, a "Project" in R is a specific file structure that organizes multiple R files and folders).

"Generally in Python, you want to scope a single environment for a particular project or task. Similar to R, specific libraries are loaded for a specific script or project. A key difference in Python is that the environment will also fix a particular version of Python and consist of all packages installed in that specific environment. Python can also selectively import set libraries (similar to R's "library" function) but python can also load single modules (or functions) within libraries used for a particular script."

[egrace479]

Looks good. One suggested change: Line 28 should be adjusted slightly for R consistency (Also, a "Project" in R is a specific file structure that organizes multiple R files and folders).

"Generally in Python, you want to scope a single environment for a particular project or task. Similar to R, specific libraries are loaded for a specific script or project. A key difference in Python is that the environment will also fix a particular version of Python and consist of all packages installed in that specific environment. Python can also selectively import set libraries (similar to R's "library" function) but python can also load single modules (or functions) within libraries used for a particular script."

Thanks! I added your suggestion.