When:
Friday, July 14, 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Pancoe-NSUHS Life Sciences Pavilion, 2200 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: FREE
Contact:
Letty Vega
Group: Northwestern IT Research Computing and Data Services
Category: Training
Python Programming Concepts for New Coders – In-person on the Evanston Campus
Instructor: Colby Witherup Wood
Friday, July 14
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Pancoe Life Sciences Pavilion
FREE
New to programming? Want to learn Python? This in-person workshop focuses on the fundamental concepts and terms that you should know before you start learning a coding language. Gaining familiarity with these ideas will prepare you for the Python Fundamentals Boot Camp.
Things you will learn in this workshop:
-How filesystem paths work
-How variables work
-Data types: integer, float, string, boolean
-Comparisons and conditional tests
-If-then-else statements
-Loops
-Lists
-Functions: calling them, arguments and parameters, return values
-Interactive coding vs. scripts
-Prerequisites: None
Cost: Free. Registration with Eventbrite is required. Cancelations requested through Eventbrite so that the instructor can be prepared for the appropriate number of participants.
Details: This workshop will be conducted live, in-person. Participants do not need laptops.