Name: Workshop! Intro to Python with APIs
Start: 2014-09-26T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2014-09-27T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Spotify

A PyLady that is itching to learn Python? Scratch that itch with PyLadiesSF!

This is a two-day workshop for women - Friday evening is installation/machine setup, and Saturday is the full workshop. I will be teaching off of my material - newcoder.io - on how to interact with APIs with Python.

This workshop is very introductory to Python, so a little knowledge about Python's syntax & data structures is beneficial (e.g. went through at least half of Learn Python the Hard Way).

Don't know what an API is? Don't worry - You'll know what it is by the end of the workshop!

Goals of this workshop:

• Interacting with a public API

• Warm introduction to REST by requesting information from an API

• Command line arguments with Python

• File Input/Output

• Stretch goal: graph generation with matplotlib

What else you will be exposed to:

• Logging

• Use Python’s built-in argparse library

• Validating data

Please note that this workshop is for *women only*.

CALLING FOR MENTORS & VOLUNTEERS! Both PyLadies and PyGents, fill this form out (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1akgiG9DwHbzlZXn9zgM9LsLsri_HdHfnTG5vvW-eDzo/viewform?usp=send_form)!

Plan:

Friday, September 26th - Installation:
6:00pm - Doors Open
6:30pm - Introduction, Installation
8:30pm - Wrap up

Saturday, September 27th - Workshop
10:00am - Doors open
10:30am - Workshop Begins
4:00pm - Wrap up

Can't make it to Friday evening? Please fill this form out (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wIVVCxvf5yxdFE1l62vejmRjzXSwGqameABkDbVtRj8/viewform?usp=send_form)!

A HUGE thank you to Spotify (http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/2dUPFbuNyHAZSNDhLsJ1Hp) for hosting us!!

Post questions below, or email me!

Lynn Root

PyLadies of San Francisco

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