Python Office Hours

Hi!

When and Where?

Every other Wednesday, like September 25 2013. It should appear on our handy-dandy calendar of events.

3519 N. Elston Chicago, IL 60618

We talk on irc during at #pumpingstationone on freenode. If you don't have an irc client, you can connect to the channel via this web client: #pumpingstationone

What is this?

This is a chance for people to get together for moral support, project assistance, and homework assistance. We’ll have an experienced python developer or two on hand to help answer questions and explain difficult concepts. This is an “office hours” event with volunteer teaching assistants.

For students, the expectation is that you watch lectures, read tutorials and attempt homework on your own, then use this as a resource to aid in learning.

Curious but don't have a specific question or project?

If you don't already have something to work on or study, look through the resources below.

Here are some suggested starting points.

• if you are new to programming, try out the beginner Boston Python Workshop materials
• if you are new to python but know a little about programming, try out the intermediate Boston Python Workshop projects.

I'd like to get some curricula for these topics.

• web development
  • Getting Started with Django
• robots
• raspberry pi
• open data / civic hacking Community Data Science Workshop
• games
• open science
• teaching
• young coders (see example from pycon Young Coders Tutorial)
• systems programming
  • Learn Python The Hard Way Study Projects

Learning resources

Books and Tutorials

• Learn Python The Hard Way (it's actually easier)
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python
• NewCoder: intermediate level projects to try after learning syntax and things from books like Learn Python the Hard Way.
• Intermediate Python Projects: self-guided tutorials from OpenHatch for intermediate skilled pythonistas.
• EarSketch curriculum. Introduction to programming with music.

Interactive online tools

• https://www.wakari.io/ interactive python *and* ipython notebook! with matplotlib, scipy, etc.
• https://www.pythonanywhere.com/
• http://www.pythontutor.com/
• http://codingbat.com/python
• http://www.learnpython.org/
• http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python

Online courses providers

• edX
• Coursera
• Udacity
• Python Learn
• Software Carpentry

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