Event
Introduction to programming in Python
Friday, January 20, 2023 10:00to12:00
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Date: Friday, 20 January 2023.
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: hybrid (in person at Burnside Hall room 1104 and online via Zoom).
Instructor: Corey Antoniuk, IT Services, Faculty of Science.
Overview: This workshop will give an overview of the logical foundations of programming in Python.
At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
> Understand the different types of variables in Python (data types and data structures)
> Write simple scripts
> Use control flow to automate your scripts
> Understand how to load and use libraries
Prerequisites:
· Knowledge of filesystems would be helpful (e.g. from Understanding filesystems workshop).
· No prior programming knowledge is required.