MaGIC Academy : Python 101

After completing the workshop, participants will:

- Be comfortable using Python for everyday tasks

- Have enough understanding of Python to further master the language on their own

- Understand what is possible using Python and libraries thereof

- Be able to program simple database applications using Python

- Know how to fetch data from a variety of sources and turn it into a useful form

- Serves as a prerequisite to learning more advanced Python workshops (eg web development in Django)

Pre - Requisite & Planning

• Some programming background is assumed (you will be expected to already understand if/else conditions, for/while loops and functions from a different programming language)
• To ensure participants benefit the most from this workshop, please ensure you complete at least the following 4 short online tutorials attending. (Python Syntax, Strings and Console Output, Conditionals and Control Flow and Functions) at http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/python . It should not take more than 2 hours of your time.
• Participants will need to bring their own laptop (preferably runnning Ubuntu, but it's not necessary as we'll be using c9.io as a cloud development platform)
• Enthusiasm and curiosity