Introduction to Python

Earn a Microcredential:

Participants who attend all days of this program and fulfill all requirements are eligible to earn the Introduction to Python microcredential.

This credential is perfect for showcasing your skills on LinkedIn and other platforms, offering tangible proof of your newly acquired competencies.

Start from zero. Write real code. 

Python is one of the world's most popular programming languages. It's fun, easy to learn, and crucial to working with generative AI. In this free, beginner-focused training, you'll write your first lines of code, work with real data, and build a foundation you can take anywhere, from future courses to research to your own side projects..

What to Expect 

• Interactive Learning: Follow live coding demonstrations which follow the proven Software Carpentries curriculum, building skills step-by-step. 
• Beginner-friendly: We help you install Python and set up your coding environment, so you're ready to write code from day one.
• Programming foundations: Learn foundational programming concepts like variables, data types, mathematical functions, and control flow.
• Data visualization practice: Create your first data visualizations in Pandas, a foundational skill for analysis and research in any field.

What You’ll Gain:

• Build Core Programming Skills from Scratch: Learn Python fundamentals through interactive, hands-on exercises that practice the core programming building like variables and data types, mathematical functions, and control flow with functions and conditionals.
• Set Up Your Own Coding Environment: Get comfortable with Python and Jupyter notebooks. You will leave with a working setup you can use after the workshop ends. 
• Gain an In-Demand Skill: Build a foundation in the language behind today's AI tools and one of the skills employers actively seek and is broadly applicable across nearly every field.

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