intro-python

An introductory 2 day course to programming in Python

Daily schedule

Time
09:00-10:30	Lectures/Exercises
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-11:30	Lectures/Exercises
11:30-12:00	Lunch
12:00-13:30	Lectures/Exercises
13:30-13:45	Break
13:45-15:30	Lectures/Exercises

Requirements

All participants should work in a Linux-based environment (Mac is fine). Participants using a Windows PC should activate the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) . While it is technically possible to use Python in Windows it can create problems with certain packages like geopandas.

Day 1

Module 0: Installation (1 hour)

• Installing Python via Anaconda/Miniconda
• Working with conda environments
• Installing packages
• Jupyter Lab vs VSCode

Module 1: Getting started with Python (2+1 hours)

• Operators, variables, and data types
• Lists, tuples, and dictionaries
• Booleans and conditionals
• Loops and iterables

Module 2-1: Working with functions (1+0.5 hours)

• Function declaration
• Function arguments

Day 2

Recap day 1 (0.5 hours)

Module 2-2: Working with functions (0+1 hours)

• Function declaration
• Function arguments

Module 3: Writing good code (2 hours)

• Single Responsibility Principle
• Code style
• (Packaging?)
• Documentation

Module 4: Errors and exceptions (1+1.5 hours)

• Difference between errors and exceptions
• Catching errors and exceptions
• Throwing custom errors and exceptions