A project-driven introduction to Python for women and their friends

Learn and practice Python basics with this full-day project-driven workshop!

On Friday evening, come by for an hour any time between 5 and 8pm to set up your development environment.

On Saturday, we'll spend the morning on an introduction to the language, taking breaks to practice concepts on bite-sized exercises. In the afternoon, we'll hack on two projects: a web application in Django and visual effects for a programmable "color wall".

Audience: Women and their friends who have no or limited programming experience.

Our goal is to provide a comfortable environment in which women can develop their programming skills with confidence. Our staff are predominantly women from the Boston programming and open source communities.

Friday evening: laptop setup

5 PM to 8 PM: Come by the venue (1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge) and volunteers will help you set up your development environment. Things to bring: your laptop computer.
Saturday daytime: Tutorials, teaching, and projects

9:30 AM: Early arrivals can chat with volunteers 10 AM - Noon: Welcome and introductory tutorials Noon - 1 PM: Lunch (pizza), thanks to our sponsors 1 PM - 5 PM: Project time 5 PM - 5:30: Wrap-up Things to bring: your laptop computer.

Afterwards: After-party, place TBD. (Suggestions welcome.)