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  • Created 08 Sep 2021

Python is a good programming language for scientists to solve a wide variety of biological problems. We find that many scientists who come to Software Carpentry workshops use Python and want to learn more.

If you are a novice and want to learn how to program in Python to help you in your work, please join our NEW six-week series of two-hour workshops! Instructors will use live code and you will follow along on your own computer. You will gain a strong foundation in the fundamentals of Python along with best practices for scientific computing: breaking down analyses into modular units, task automation, and encapsulation.

NOTE: This is a six-part course, held weekly for 6 weeks from 11 am – 1 pm, with a 20-minute lunch break. When you register, you are registering for all 6 weeks. Please make sure you have time in your schedule to commit to all six sessions!

  • Registration is required.  Register at this link.

Dates and Topics:

  • Week 1, April 20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET: Introduction to Python and Colab, Running and Quitting, Variables and Assignment
    • NOTE: A one-hour help session will be offered on April 23, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET: Getting Started with Google Colab
  • Week 2, April 27, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET: Data Types and Type Conversion, Built-in Functions and Help
  • Week 3, May 4, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET: Libraries, Reading Tabular Data into DataFrames, Pandas DataFrames 1
  • Week 4, May 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET: Pandas DataFrames 2, Plotting 1, Lists 1
  • Week 5, May 18, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET: Lists 2, For Loops, Looping Over Data Sets, Conditionals
  • Week 6, May 25, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET: Writing Functions, Variable Scope, Programming Style, Wrap-Up
    • NOTE: A one-hour bonus session will be offered on May 28, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET: Plotting 2

Workshop Recordings and Materials:

Before the workshop: We will use Google Colab for this workshop. Colab allows us to write and execute Python code through the browser. A Google Account is required for using Colab. If you do not have one, please create a Google Account before the workshop. For technical assistance, contact NCI technical support at https://service.cancer.gov/ncisp.

Presenters: Pinyi Lu, PhD, Bioinformatics Analyst; Robin Kramer, MS, Bioinformatics Analyst; and George Zaki, PhD, Bioinformatics Manager, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR)

Questions? Contact the NCI Data Science Learning Exchange

Created by Clint Malone Last Modified Tue October 26, 2021 10:00 pm by Clint Malone