Python for beginners

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This course is aimed at any student/researcher who wants to learn Python, with no prior knowledge of coding.

Research Software Camp: Next Steps in Coding

Our spring Research Software Camp: Next steps in coding will focus on improving computational and training skills and exploring existing resources out there. The Camp will be held from 16th to 27th May 2022.

This workshop will be delivered by Sarah Jaffa and helpers over two half days, from 9am - 1pm BST on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May.The best way to learn how to program is to do something useful, so this introduction to Python is built around a common scientific task: data analysis. We will start from the basics of Python and learn how to use different data types and structures, how to use loops and functions to repeat tasks, how to use ‘if’ statements to make choices in your code, and how to make simple plots. Combining all these skills, you will be able to write a program to read in some data from a file, plot the data and calculate summary statistics, and save the results. If we have time at the end we will discuss some more advanced topics, such as debugging, creating a command line interface and machine learning.PrerequisitesA laptop or desktop computer connected to the internet with microphone and webcam. We will be using the GatherTown video conference platform (see system requirements https://support.gather.town/help/system-reqs) and you will be expected to interact with instructors and other learners, so please attend from somewhere you have good wifi and are comfortable talking. Gather should work well in Firefox or Chrome browsers, but may have issues if you are using a VPN. We will be in touch before the event to help you become familiar with Gather.

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