Learn Python is a working group on the UC Berkeley campus, sponsored by the D-Lab. We hold informal weekly meetings teaching and learning about different topics in the Python programming language, especially for social science, data science, and visualization.
This is ideal for learners who are new to Python — you'll have a group of peers instead of being by yourself. If you're a little more advanced, you can try to teach something. You are welcome to attend any or all meetings throughout the semester.
You can check out or improve our learning resources. We also have a list of topics from past meetings. Please send an email or join us on Mondays from 5-6:30pm at D-Lab (356 Barrows Hall, UC Berkeley). The D-Lab also offers many other free computing resources for academics, including workshops and 1-on-1 consulting.
Upcoming Meeting: Python And Nytimes
Monday, April 11 from 5-6:30pm in the D-Lab Convening Room (356 Barrows).
Today, we will continue exploring the possibilities of Python on the web via APIs. Please see what we did last week (especially the lesson notes). We will try to ask some interesting questions about NYTimes articles, and hopefully produce a plot with some of the visualization tools we checked out earlier in the semester. (Things are starting to come together!)
Please do, at minimum, run through the beginner tutorial and try to follow the setup instructions. Also, we'd love if you can go through these exercises. If you get stuck, we can help: email me here or stop by the D-Lab in 356 Barrows.
