Indianapolis Python Workshop 1

 Workshop 1 alums: * Get a book! * The official Python tutorial: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ * Think Python: http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/ * Learn Python the Hard Way: http://learnpythonthehardway.org * Learn Python with games: http://inventwithpython.com/chapters/ * Udacity's Python class: http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs101/CourseRev/apr2012
 * Please take our after-workshop survey!
 * sign up for the May 8 Project Night with IndyPy
 * A few of the (many) resources to continue learning:

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

This workshop is running on the evening of Friday, April 13th, and all day Saturday, April 14th at the Wyndam Indianapolis West, alongside Indiana LinuxFest.

Check out more photos from past Boston Python Workshops on Flickr.

Registration
To attend the workshop, please RSVP through IndyPy, the Indianapolis Python user group. You'll need to create a meetup.com account to RSVP. If you RSVP and then decide that you aren't attending, please update your status through the meetup.com interface so we can notify someone from the waitlist.

You must be able to attend both days of the workshop to participate.

If the event is full, please sign up for the wait list. If spots open up, meetup.com will let you know. We'll also give priority to wait-listers for future workshops.

Schedule

 * 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 [mailto:mpw-staff@lists.openhatch.org 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

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

Venue and Logistics
If you have questions about the event, please get in touch with us by sending mail to [mailto:mpw-staff@lists.openhatch.org mpw-staff@lists.openhatch.org].

Location
The event is running alongside Indiana LinuxFest at the Wyndam Indianapolis West Hotel.

Childcare
If you need help making childcare arrangements to be able to attend this workshop, please [mailto:mpw-staff@lists.openhatch.org get in touch with us].

Dietary restrictions
We are providing lunch on Saturday. If you have dietary restrictions, please include them with your RSVP to the event or [mailto:mpw-staff@lists.openhatch.org e-mail] us as you RSVP.

Social media

 * The Indianapolis Python Workshop runs under the auspices of IndyPy, the Indianapolis Python meetup, which you can find on Twitter as @indypy.