Introduction to Python [ON CAMPUS]

Course details

data science course | level: intermediate | register now
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affiliation: University of Antwerp

Abstract

Over the past few years, Python has become one of the most popular and user-friendly programming languages in the world. It is a fast and powerful open-source language with a clear and easily understandable syntax. Proficiency in Python is not only a valuable tool in any field of data science but also a major asset on the labor marked.

- Introduction to the concept of programming

- Installing Python & running python scripts in an IDE

- Variable assignment & basic data types (integers, floats, bools, strings, lists, dictionaries)

- Arithmetic

- String operations

- List operations

- Dictionary operations

- Conditional statements

- Loops

- IO & file handling

- Functions

- Classes

- Installing & amp; importing packages

- Common beginner errors & how to handle them

Prerequisites

Background readings

Fee

Free for junior researchers in FLAMES affiliated institutions

Venue

The venue is Z building at Campus Groenenborger (Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen):

15/11 : Z.223
16/11 : Z.221
17/11 : Z.222

Instructor

Pieter Meysman