Chicago Python Workshop/Chicago Python Workshop 1

Welcome to the first Chicago Python Workshop: a project-driven introduction to Python for women and their friends!

Inspired by the Boston Python Workshop we are having one in Chicago with their help.

questions? mail to cpw-staff@lists.openhatch.org

Dates

Friday, August 17th, 6pm-9pm

Saturday, August 18th, 9:30am-4:30pm

Schedule

This is from the Boston group's pages. sounds like a good schedule to me.

• Friday evening, 6pm-9pm: set up your development environment, learn how to execute Python code from a file and interactively from a Python prompt, and learn about printing and using Python as a calculator.
• Saturday morning setup, 9:30am-10am: settle in, get your laptop set up, and review Friday's material. We will start the lecture promptly at 10.
• Saturday morning, 10am-noon: a 2 hour lecture-based introduction to the language.
• Saturday lunch, noon-1pm: we'll provide lunch. Please e-mail us with dietary restrictions as you RSVP.
• Saturday afternoon, 1pm-4pm: break out into groups to practice Python through short projects on a variety of fun and practical topics.
• Saturday wrap-up, 4pm-4:30pm: wrap-up, next steps, and upcoming opportunities for learning and practicing Python.

Resources

These are from the Boston group's pages. we can re-use them by-sa. I also would like to work out some new projects. Since Chicago has some very friendly APIs, we could interact with one of them, the CTA tracker, etc.

• Friday setup and tutorial
• Saturday lecture
• Saturday projects
• ColorWall slides
• wrap-up slides
• Friday CodingBat
• Saturday morning CodingBat
• Saturday afternoon CodingBat

Venue and Logistics

Chicago Python Workshop 1/Volunteers

Location

Address: 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60661

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Transportation and Parking

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Social media

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