Bootcamp: Python Fundamentals (Virtual)

F﻿ind a full summary of our events on ourResearch Events page.

Northwestern IT Research Computing & Data Services

This four-day bootcamp provides an engaging, comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the Python programming language.

This four-day bootcamp provides an engaging, comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the Python programming language. Python is an extremely popular, general-purpose, versatile coding language with a shallow learning curve, meaning you can do a lot with the tools you’ll learn in this four-day workshop.If you're already proficient in another coding language and you're looking for a beginner's introduction to Python because you want to be able to read and run Python code written by others or utilize Python packages for machine learning, web scraping, or text analysis, you should attend at least the first two-and-a-half or three days of the bootcamp. If you're looking to become a proficient Python coder, you should attend all four days of the bootcamp. The instructor will not be able to help you catch up if you miss materials.Prerequisites: You will need to bring a laptop to participate.

Register once for all four-days.

Agenda

How to use Python; Python objects: integers, floats, strings, and booleans; functions; importing modules; using Jupyter notebooks. 

Day 1: Monday, December 16

Python objects: lists, tuples, and sets; learning about mutable and immutable objects; loops and conditionals; basic error handling. 

Day 2: Tuesday, December 17

Python objects: dictionaries and files, loading and working with files, defining your own functions. 

Day 3: Wednesday, December 18

Putting it all together, solving problems with logic, imperative and procedural programming, object-oriented programming, and defining your own object classes.

Day 4: Thursday, December 19

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Bootcamp: Python Fundamentals (Virtual)

More events from Northwestern IT Research Computing & Data Services

Discover more events from Northwestern IT Research Computing & Data Services, from Science & Tech to other experiences you might love.

Bootcamp: Python Fundamentals (Virtual)

More events from Northwestern IT Research Computing & Data Services

Discover more events from Northwestern IT Research Computing & Data Services, from Science & Tech to other experiences you might love.

More Science & Tech events

Browse more Science & Tech events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.