Python Fundamentals

Introduction to basic Python syntax, data structures and data science tools. After this workshop learners will be able to:

• Understand the basics of Python 3
• Describe the different data types in Python
• Execute Python code and documentation in the browser based coding tool Jupyter
• Identify appropriate uses for Python in your research or work
• Use Python to manipulate files and visualize data

Setup

Please install Anaconda Python 3. See:  http://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-gapminder/setup/