Python for Beginners

The Python for Beginners class runs on Saturday, April 26th from 1-6pm.

Curious about programming? Want to learn one language that you can use to build websites, program robots, visualize data, run servers, and make art? Then you're ready to get started with Python (http://python.org/).

Python powers some of the most popular websites and apps we all know and love, like Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/), Instagram (http://instagram.com/) and Rdio (http://www.rdio.com/), to name a few. It's used by tech companies all over the world, including many companies right here in Triangle.

Join us for Python for Beginners - Part Two! This is the second portion of our workshop for learning Python and is designed for people who have very limited or no programming experience. During this interactive workshop, we'll build on the concepts from Part One (https://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-RDU/events/164092552/). We'll explore functions, built-in data types such as lists and dictionaries, and create our first classes. These concepts will help students use the powerful expressiveness of Python to tackle real problems. We'll mix lecture and practice and work through lots of problems together, including creating a simple interactive game!

NOTE: Participants should either have attended the first class or by familiar with basic concepts from Part One. Please email us at rdu@girldevelopit.com for any questions regarding this.

Your Teacher: Caleb Smith, Python Developer at Caktus Group (http://caktusgroup.com)

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In his youth, Caleb began programming text adventures and RPG's in BASIC. More recently, Caleb can be found spending his days writing Python and JavaScript for web applications at Caktus Consulting Group LLC (http://caktusgroup.com). In his spare time, Caleb enjoys functional programming, music theory and contributing to free and open source software projects. Caleb studied music education in college and especially enjoys mentoring new programmers.

Tech Requirements:

Your laptop. Note: A netbook or tablet is NOT a substitute.

A text editor. We recommend Sublime Text 3 (http://www.sublimetext.com/3) (It's free and available for both Mac, PC or Linux).

Python installed on your machine.

• Windows: Go to http://python.org/download to download the latest Python 2.7.6 installer. Once downloaded, double click on the file and run the installer.

• Mac and Linux: Both of these operating systems have Python already installed.

Refund policy: Your payment of $50 guarantees your seat in the entire course. Please note that we cannot issue refunds, since there's an overhead to issuing refunds via Meetup.com and we already offer the workshops at such a low cost. We put proceeds into the chapter fund, which we use as our scholarship fund.

Other Disclaimers: Our program and curriculum are geared toward adults over the age of 18; at this time we do not accept minors as students in our courses and workshops.

If you have any questions prior to registering, please contact me at rdu@girldevelopit.com

Course Slides: The slides for this course are available here: http://calebsmith.github.io/gdi-intro-python/set2/index.html