{"id":663,"date":"2018-11-12T13:27:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T12:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quest.pik-potsdam.de\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2018-11-12T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T12:54:21","slug":"python-workshop-university-of-waikato","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quest.pik-potsdam.de\/?page_id=663","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to Python for Excel users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1-day workshop by Bedartha Goswami, PIK Potsdam<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Date:<\/i><\/b><i> Wed Oct 31<br \/>\n<b>Time:<\/b> 9 AM to 5 PM<br \/>\n<b>Location: <\/b>F 1.14, University of Waikato, Hamilton<\/i><\/p>\n<p>A one-day entry level hands-on introduction to Python.<br \/>\nThis course teaches:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the fundamental Python object types and classes<\/li>\n<li>the if-else, for, and while constructs<\/li>\n<li>basics how to write modules and packages<\/li>\n<li>basics of how to read, manipulate and plot data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At its end, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>interact with Python packages<\/li>\n<li>solve coding issues<\/li>\n<li>understand source code<\/li>\n<li>use Python instead of Excel to store, read, plot and manipulate data<br \/>\nthus enabling you to keep learning on your own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Users are advised to ensure that they have Python installed on their devices. Mac and Linux users already have a pre-installed Python which should work fine for the Introductory course &#8211; this can be easily verified by opening a terminal prompt and typing &#8220;python &#8211;version&#8221;. For Windows users, we recommend to follow the installation instructions at [1] or [2].\u00a0 Please make sure to verify the installation. We encourage everyone to contact me by email **before** the workshop if there are any problems installing Python.<\/p>\n<p>[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.python.org\/3\/using\/windows.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/docs.python.org\/3\/using\/windows.html<\/a><br \/>\n[2] <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.anaconda.com\/anaconda\/install\/windows.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/docs.anaconda.com\/anaconda\/install\/windows.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8728383243362989584m_7514045958931443006bodytext\">You can register your interest in the course by sending an email to Bedartha at <a href=\"mailto:goswami@pik-potsdam.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goswami@pik-potsdam.de<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Workshop Schedule<\/h3>\n<pre>09.00 AM - 09.45 AM: Introduction, install check &amp; \"Hello World\"\r\n09.45 AM - 10.00 AM: BREAK\r\n10.00 AM - 10.45 AM: Functions, arguments, &amp; Python syntax \r\n10.45 AM - 11.00 AM: BREAK\r\n11.00 AM - 12.00 PM: Load Comma Separated Value (CSV) file &amp; plot\r\n12.00 PM - 01.00 PM: LUNCH BREAK\r\n01.00 PM - 01.45 PM: What is a package? What is a module?\r\n01.45 PM - 02.00 PM: BREAK\r\n02.00 PM - 02.45 PM: Working with dates in Python.\r\n02.45 PM - 03.00 PM: BREAK\r\n03.00 PM - 03.45 PM: Understanding Matplotlib.\r\n03.45 PM - 04.00 PM: BREAK\r\n04.00 PM - 04.45 PM: The Zen of Python.<\/pre>\n<h3>Notes on the schedule<\/h3>\n<p>We will talk for 45 minute periods and follow those with short breaks of 15 minutes. The breaks will allow us to take a step back and absorb what we talked about and also at the same time ensure that those who get stuck (e.g., because of a tiny typo or bug) get some time to catch up with the rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1-day workshop by Bedartha Goswami, PIK Potsdam Date: Wed Oct 31 Time: 9 AM to 5 PM Location: F 1.14, University of Waikato, Hamilton A one-day entry level hands-on introduction to Python. 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