LibGuides: Python for Basic Data Analysis: Workshops & Resources

Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers

Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers is a workshop series that aims to introduce Python to those who do not have programming knowledge and demonstrate that coding can be a skill that is accessible to everyone.

Read about one of our participants' experience and what she managed to achieve after attending this workshop on Her Campus at NTU Singapore.

Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers 1.0

Join the first workshop of the Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers series, where we will introduce 3 basic Python functions to participants.

Learning Outcomes	In this session, you will learn to: use trinket.io to run simple Python codes create and assign data to variables, and utilise these functions: print(), len() and input().
Target audience	This workshop is for students who do not have prior programming knowledge.
Pre-requisites	Nil
Format	This workshop will be conducted online using Zoom application. A link will be sent to registered participants after registration closes.
Workshop requirements	Zoom application and a web browser (Chrome or Firefox recommended) to access trinket.io, a web-based code editor. No download is required to run Python for this workshop.

Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers 1.1

Join the second workshop of the Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers series, where we will introduce lists, methods, control flow statements and built-in modules to participants.

Learning Outcomes	In this session, you will learn to: create lists manipulate strings and lists using methods use comparison operators to evaluate two operands use arithmetic operators to solve simple equations control the flow of your Python program using if-elif-else statements, and use a built-in module to generate random numbers
Target audience	This workshop is for students who do not have prior programming knowledge.
Pre-requisites	Attended Introduction to Python for Non-Programmers 1.0 or Familiarity with Python data types & variables, and the print(), len() and input() functions
Format	This workshop will be conducted online using Zoom application. A link will be sent to registered participants after registration closes.
Workshop requirements	Zoom application and a web browser (Chrome or Firefox recommended) to access trinket.io, a web-based code editor. No download is required to run Python for this workshop.

Examples of Introductory Python Online Courses

Coursera - Python for Everybody

Offered by University of Michigan
Instructor: Charles R. Severance Duration:
Approx. 19 hours to complete
Python playground – environment
Text editor – Atom
variables, if-else, loops, functions

It covers Chapters 1-5 of the textbook “Python for Everybody” (which is free to download from https://www.py4e.com/).
Once a student completes this course, they will be ready to take more advanced programming courses.
LinkedIn Learning via NTULearn – Python Essential Training

Instructor: Bill Weinman
Duration: 4h 45m
Komodo platform

It covers the basics of the language syntax and usage, as well as advanced features such as objects, generators, and exceptions. Learn how types and values are related to objects; how to use control statements, loops, and functions; and how to work with generators and decorators.
Kaggle – Python

This online course, complete with exercises, covers Python syntax, variable assignment, functions, Booleans, Conditionals, Lists, Loops, Strings, Dictionaries and Working with external libraries.

Activities for Beginners in Python

CodingBat
Hour of Code
1. Build an animal classifier
  This course assumes you already understand:
  - variables
  - strings
  - using print
  - asking for user input
  - conditionals: if elif else
2. Code Like a Girl: A Storyteller (via Trinket)
  - Write a story
  - Ask for input
  - String methods: capitalize strip upper
  - Conditionals
3. The Dark Tunnel
  - Input
  - Loops
  - Conditionals
Practice Python
Real Python
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python