First Steps in PythonOnline Event

16 Oct 2023, 09:00 → 17 Oct 2023, 17:00 Europe/Berlin

Fredo Erxleben (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

General Information

• Language: English
• Level: Beginner
• Cost: Free

Workshop Contents and Audience

This workshop is conceptualized as a two-day event that covers an introduction to the Python programming language:

• Basic language and programming concepts
• Fundamental knowledge as a jumping-off point for self-guided learning

The workshop is intended for learners who have no or minimal experience with programming. If you already know other languages and are looking for a quick introduction to Python, you will likely be bored.

Installing the Required Tools

For this workshop you will need to have python installed (make sure it is version 3). For starting out, we recommend to use thonny, which is a complete bundle. This is also what the instructors will use.

You may bring your own python installation according to your preferences, but instructors may not be able to give you the support depending on whether they know the system or not.

If you need help, please ask your local IT support first, they know your system and center policies best.

Registration

To register, please log in via Helmholtz AAI. (More info on AAI and step-by-step instructions).

Once you have registered, you should receive a confirmation e-mail.

If you receive no such e-mail (and it is not in the spam folder) please contact the organizer.

Registration period: 2023-10-04 to 2023-10-11

 

Monday 16 October

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome and Organization

09:30 → 17:00 Introduction to Python Programming

09:30 Writing your first program

Get to know your tools and how to use them to develop a program

09:40 Variables and Datatypes

How a computer stores information and what these bits and bytes mean?

10:30 Breakfast

11:00 Conditionals

How to represent a condition, check its truth value and execute different instructions accordingly.

11:30 Loops

Repeating instructions either based on a condition or for each element in a collection of data.

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Hands-on Exercise (Python, Day 1)

Self-guided practicing of the learned skills on various tasks. Instructors are available to give support and feedback.

15:00 Coffe

Tuesday 17 October

09:00 → 09:30 Recap from Day 1

09:30 → 17:00 Introduction to Python Programming

09:30 Functions

Splitting a program into re-usable building blocks.

10:30 Breakfast

11:00 Lists and Tuples

Using collection data types to store multiple values together.

12:00 Modules and Importing

Sub-divide a program into several sub-components and re-use already existing program parts

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Hans-on Exercise (Python, Day 2)

Self-guided practicing of the learned skills on various tasks. Instructors are available to give support and feedback.