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Python Fundamentals Part 3

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When & Where
Date: 
Mon, December 9, 2019 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 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. 

NOTE: This is not a quantitative workshop, but instead a how-to-use-Python workshop. However, you will find that after completing this series you will have the skills to code quantitative tasks.  

Part 3 Topics:

  • Dictionaries
  • Files
  • Libraries
  • Errors
  • Comprehensions

Knowledge requirements: Python FUN!damentals: Part 1 and Part 2, or equivalent prior knowledge

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

Technology requirements: 

  • Laptop required. 
  • Windows 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
Primary Tool: 
Python
Details
Training Learner Level: 
Beginner
Training Host: 
D-Lab
Format Detail: 
Interactive, hands-on
Participant Technology Requirement: 
Laptop required, please install necessary software before workshop begins.
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