Welcome to General Assembly's Python Programming 101. This repository contains all of the materials supplied for this workshop.
Whether you have experience in programming or are looking to get started for the first time, getting involved in the Python community will put you on the fast track to success in a variety of data-related fields.
In this workshop, you’ll learn all about Python - including how to get started, what advantages and disadvantages Python provides as a programming language, the essentials of programming in Python, and what tools are available to analyze and work with data in Python.
By the end of our workshop, you’ll be able to define python programming fundamentals, explain the common python libraries used in data analysis, discuss how python can be applied to a data workflow, and practice applying your newfound Python skills to solve a sample real world problem.
- Discuss the history of Python and its use across different industries.
- Define how Python compares to other programming languages.
- Describe the benefits of a Python workflow when working with data.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of Python programming fundamentals.
- Apply Python code to solve real world data issues.
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Onboarding Materials - Background context & instructions for how to make use of our materials.
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Teaching Materials - Lesson plan, activities & assessment, deck, and handout.
If this is your first time teaching this workshop, welcome!! Please take 15 minutes to read through the following onboarding materials to help get an understanding of your responsibilities as an instructor and gain some background context on this course.
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| Roadmap | Prerequisites and suggested follow-up plan |
| Resources | Description of tools used and relevant policies for this workshop |
We encourage instructors to fork this repository directly. We hope you'll suggest improvements by submitting issues or pull requests as needed!
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- All content is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
- All software code is licensed under GNU GPLv3. For commercial use or alternative licensing, please contact legal@ga.co.