Getting started with Python
Welcome to this introductory workshop on working with data in Python! During the workshop, we will walk through the information and tasks detailed on these pages. Use the table of contents to navigate through the workshop.
Presenter
Phil White 
Earth, Environment & Geospatial Librarian
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
philip.white@colorado.edu
- Install Anaconda following the directions Installation instructions closely.
- Please create a GitHub account right now if you have yet to do so.
Objectives of this series
The goal of this workshop is to get you started on Python. You won’t learn everything, but we want you to have enough basic knowledge to start your own Python journey!
- Background information & getting up and running
- Gain familiarity with Python fundamentals
- Read/write/manipulate tabular data using Pandas
- Visualize tabular data
- Discuss project workflows, technical options, other data formats
Session 1 Schedule
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Introductions |
| 10:10 | Slides: Getting up and running with Python and Anaconda |
| 10:40 | Hands on: Python programming fundamentals |
| 11:25 | Primer: Navigating the file system, basic read/write operations |
Session 2 Schedule
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| 1:00 | Command line activity |
| 1:15 | Pandas Primer |
| 2:00 | Exploratory Analysis with Pandas, matplotlib, Seaborn |
| 3:00 | Discussion time and Wrap-up |
| 3:20 | Wrap up |
Slides
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Table of contents
- Installation
- Python Basics
- File System Navigation
- Pandas Primer
- Exploratory Analysis and Visualization
- Numpy and Arrays Primer
- Python Wrap Up