creativetechnologylab / python-for-beginners

An introductory Python workshop + tutorial.

Python For Beginners

List of Contents

Introduction

• Why Python?
• Installing Miniforge
• Installing VS Code
• Making VS Code Recognise Conda or Mamba
• Choosing a Python Interpreter
• Basic Conda / Mamba Usage
• Many Kinds of Python

Getting Started

• Creating a Python File
• print() and Using Python as a Calculator
• Comments

Variables

• Variable Assignment
• Name Error
• Variable Reassignment
• Naming Variables

Basic Data Types

• Integers and Floats
• Strings
• Booleans

Collections

• Lists
• Tuples
• Dictionaries
• Sets
• Strings
• Slicing
• Other Stuff

Loops

• For Loops
• While Loops
• Comprehensions

Control Flow and Conditional Statements

• if
• if...else
• elif
• break and continue

Functions

• Function Definition
• return
• Built-in Functions

Libraries

• Installing Libraries
• Using Libraries
• Finding Libraries

Feedback

Feel free to create an issue if you spot a mistake, want to see something added or changed, etc.