Introduction to Programming Using Python (Part 1 of 2)

Python is a programming language used for a wide variety of applications including scientific computation, image processing, text processing, file handling, graphics, database handling, and web interfaces. It is designed to be elegant, concise, and easy to learn, while offering many advanced features. This workshop is an introduction to Python, and to the resources you need to start learning and using Python, for those with little or no programming experience. Programming is best learned by doing, so the workshop is participatory, with many short, simple exercises.

Meet the Facilitator:
Matthew Cahn is a programmer and Linux system administrator in Research Computing and the Department of Molecular Biology. He has been programming in Python for over 20 years in the fields of scientific instrumentation, drug discovery, and molecular biology.

What to Expect:
Single Workshop

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