Python and its use in structural engineering
photo courtesy of PyCon Philippine s This is the first of the three parts of my blog recounting my experiences and learnings in recent Python programming-focused events from March 21 to 23, 2026. Introduction I actually had two speaking engagements that fell on the same day, March 21, 2026. The first one was a talk about an introduction to the application programming interface (API) and its use in structural engineering projects, which was scheduled at 10:30 am at Diamond Hotel, Manila. The second one was a talk about the use of Python in structural engineering. I will share the former in the second part of this blog, while the latter, I will share in this blog. Although they happened on the same day, I nevertheless accepted the challenge. As a relatively new Python programmer since August 2024 (I was coding in C language for more than a decade before), I have a fascination towards Python programming as it is simple to use, easy to learn and teach, and has lots of libraries availab...
