This five part, interactive workshop series is your complete introduction to the capabilities of the Python language. By the end of the series, you will be able to apply your knowledge of basic principles of programming and data manipulation to collect data, process unstructured data, analyze tabular data, and automate the entire process.
subtitle : Exceptions and web data
description : Students will learn how to write code that can make decisions and handle unexpected events. Students will have a basic understanding of how data is passed over networks, and how HTML is hierarchically structured. Students will be introduced to the concept of linked objects, and will parse structured documents with BeautifulSoup. This workshop serves as an introduction to automation.
knowledge requirements : Python for Everything Part 1, or equivalent prior knowledge
tech requirements : Laptop required; please install the Anaconda distribution of Python 3 or its equivalent. The PyCharm IDE, is recommended, but not required