Coding for Reproducible Research: Introduction to Python - 2 Sessions - 1st Session

Note on registration:

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All courses are currently scheduled to be held on Streatham Campus. For most courses, we have some availability for online places for those unable to attend in person, but these are prioritised for those based outside of Exeter, or who have other reasons for not being able to attend in person. We know that some of you prefer to have the option to attend virtually, even if you are in Exeter, but in our experience, the learning process is greatly enhanced when you are in the room with the instructors, helpers and other participants. We therefore strongly encourage anyone who can attend in person to do so. We would also like to emphasise that you are more likely to get an in person place compared to a virtual place.

Introduction to Python (2 sessions: 10am – 1pm: 1 & 8 November, Training Room 4, Old Library):
Over two sessions learn the fundamentals of Python, one of the most popular programming languages and be introduced to a variety of applications.
This course will cover:
• the basic data types in Python and how to declare them
• the basic principles of control flow and for loops
• what a function is and how to define one that takes user-specified parameters
• how to perform simple analysis and visualisation of a table of data
• which fundamental concepts are relevant to other programming languages.

Pre-requisites:

• An account on ISCA
• Some experience with the command line (e.g. attended an Introduction to Unix Course).

If you have any questions about the content of any of these workshops, please get in touch with Eilis Hannon (e.j.hannon@exeter.ac.uk) or Fliss Guest (f.l.guest@exeter.ac.uk).