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Python Fundamentals Part 1

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When & Where
Date: 
Tue, February 4, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: 
356B Barrows Hall (D-Lab Convening Room)
Description
Type: 
Workshop

This four-part, interactive workshop series is your complete introduction to programming Python for people with little or no previous programming experience. By the end of the series, you will be able to apply your knowledge of basic principles of programming and data manipulation to a real-world social science application.

Part 1 Topics:

  • Running Python
  • Jupyter notebooks
  • Variables assignment
  • Types conversion
  • Strings
  • Built-ins

Knowledge requirements: Programming Fundamentals or equivalent prior knowledge

Registration note: To participate in multiple parts of this series, please be sure to register for each day separately.

Please click here to fill out the feedback form for this workshop: Workshop Feedback Form

Technology requirements: 

  • Laptop required. 
  • WindowsWindows machines please download and go through the installer for GitBash. Then download Anaconda. Click the download for Python 3.6. Run the installer.
  • Mac Mac machines please download Anaconda. Click the download for Python 3.6 and the Graphical Installer. Run the installer.
  • Please also download the Github repository with the materials for this workshop. Click here, click on the green button labeled "Clone or download", and select "Download ZIP." Then unzip the downloaded file and place the folder on your desktop.
Keyword: 
Software Tools, Python
Training Keywords: 
Data Manipulation and Cleaning, Data Science
Primary Tool: 
Python
Details
Training Learner Level: 
Beginner
Training Host: 
D-Lab
D-lab Facilitator: 
Evan Muzzall
Format Detail: 
Interactive, hands-on
Participant Technology Requirement: 
Laptop required. Be sure to download Python Anaconda 3.7 before the workshop starts. You can test that it worked correctly by searching for “Anaconda Navigator” on your computer and then clicking the “Launch” button under Jupyter Notebooks.
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