RSDA 6205 Introduction to Python

This course takes 9 hours, split over 3 workshops (3 hours each) 

Dates: 14, 21 and 28 November (10.00 - 13.00) 

Location: In person. JURA lab, Level 4, University Library

This course is an introduction to simple programming in Python for non-programmers. The course which will enable you to write simple programs to manipulate and analyse data. By the end you will be able to:

• Understand what a computer program is
  
• use the IDLE Shell and Editor windows
• write a simple print script
• run a Python script from the command prompt
• include comments in Python scripts
• assign values to variables Use arithmetic operators in Python
• use If statements in Python
• use For and While Loops in Python
• manipulate text using Python Open
• save text based files within a Python script

Please bring a laptop with Python already set up with you to this course.

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