NSA Python study group

Police Rewired

Join our London study group to learn from the NSA's internal Python training course.

<h1>Learn Python from the NSA</h1><p>A recently released FOIA request made to the NSA brought their internal Python training course to light...</p><p><strong>If you'd like to learn Python direct from NSA materials, join us on March 28th in London for our first </strong><a href="https://www.policerewired.org/home/nsa-python-study-group" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>NSA Python study group</strong></a><strong> session!</strong></p><ul><li>Suitable for: Beginner Python developers, intermediate or advanced Python developers also interested in the NSA's Python training materials</li></ul><ul><li>Age restriction: 18 or above</li></ul><ul><li>Tickets: FREE</li></ul><ul><li>When: Saturday March 28th, 11.00 to 16.00</li></ul><ul><li>Where: <a href="https://newspeak.house" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Newspeak House</a> in Shoreditch, London</li></ul><p>🌟 Python beginners with or without a background in other programming languages are very welcome! More experienced developers, come along, share your skills, and explore the course material with us.</p><p>🌟 The course is designed for self-study or classroom work. We will develop our own hybrid means of learning, as a group.</p><p>🌟 We will make inroads on the first few modules and assess the course material together as we go...</p><p>💬 We'll be communicating on our Discord server during and after the first session.</p>

<h2>Course material</h2><p>On 7 Feb 2020, <a href="https://twitter.com/chris_swenson/status/1225836060938125313" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chris Swenson released</a> the scanned, OCR&#x27;d output from an FOIA request he made to the NSA - asking for their Python training materials. It&#x27;s a 400-page 180Mb PDF. Shortly afterwards, <a href="https://twitter.com/0xdeeb/status/1226388929626202112?s=20" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sherif Eldeeb</a> released a reduced, 18 Mb version.</p><ul><li><strong>We have mirrored the original release here: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/COMP3321" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>comp3321.pdf</strong></a><strong> (180Mb)</strong></li></ul><ul><li><strong>We have mirrored the reduced version here: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/COMP3321-reduced" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>comp3321_red.pdf</strong></a><strong> (18Mb)</strong></li></ul><p>Our mirrors, hosted on Google Drive, permit commenting on the document - and we will be making use of this to share information, tips, and commentary on the material.</p><h3>Code of conduct</h3><p>Everybody should be able to feel safe and enjoy our events, free from harassment.</p><p>Please take the time to read our code of conduct. It&#x27;s the same code of conduct we used at Hack the Police, and designed to ensure a positive, fun event for all.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.policecoders.org/home/nsa-python-study-group/conduct" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Code of conduct</a></li></ul>

<h2>You will need</h2><p>In order to be able to participate in the study group, please remember to bring:</p><ul><li>A laptop that you are able to install Anaconda Python on.</li></ul><ul><li>A power cable for your laptop.</li></ul><ul><li>Anything that you're most comfortable with making notes.</li></ul><h2>Pre-read</h2><ul><li>Please take a look at the course materials (either full or reduced, from our mirrors).</li></ul><ul><li>Please attempt to <a href="https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">install Anaconda Python</a> on your laptop.</li></ul><ul><li>Please install a text editor that you're comfortable with. Some possible choices are listed in the <a href="https://realpython.com/python-ides-code-editors-guide/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Python IDEs and Editors Guide</a> at RealPython. If you're not sure which to install, try: <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visual Studio Code</a></li></ul>

<h2>NSA course structure</h2><p><strong>The course from the NSA is very accessible, and broken down into 2 parts...</strong></p><h3>Basics of Python (week 1)</h3><ul><li>10 modules, each expected to take ~45 minutes.</li></ul><ul><li>In an intensive course these would comprise the first week.</li></ul><h3>Further topics (week 2)</h3><ul><li>10 advanced modules, coverage chosen by the class as needed.</li></ul><h3>Our structure</h3><p><strong>We'll be taking things at a more leisurely pace...</strong></p><p>Our first meet is to form a study group, explore the first few modules, and establish together how suitable the course material is for our structure.</p><ul><li>We will meet periodically after that, approximately every 2-4 weeks on a weekend day.</li></ul><ul><li>At each meet, we will tackle 2 or 3 modules from late morning to mid-afternoon, taking short breaks to relax and to eat lunch.</li></ul>

<h1>Who are we?</h1><p><a href="https://policerewired.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Police Rewired</a> is a group for volunteer professionals who want to contribute to projects in public safety. We run a number of <a href="https://www.policerewired.org/home/projects" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">projects</a> around the year. Our annual hackathon is <a href="https://www.policerewired.org/home/hackathons" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hack the Police</a>.</p><p><strong>Police Rewired are not affiliated with the NSA. This study group is a voluntary learning group, using materials released into the public domain through an FOIA request.</strong></p>

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