What we’re about
The free Beginners' Python support sessions are run by SkyPy.
The SkyPy project aims to introduce complete beginners to the Python programming language in the hope to increase the number of females in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) as well as strengthen the community as a whole.
We meet every Wednesday.
The first week of each month is usually an absolute beginners session, followed by other topics which may be more advanced every other Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. We reserve the right to deny participation to anyone being disrespectful to mentors or other members.
The sessions are interactive so please bring your laptops.
All session summaries are available for review at https://github.com/anniequasar/session-summaries .
In the coming months, lessons and training will cover all the basics in order to provide beginners with the skills to take on a real-life project/ online competition.
There is a slackspace for sharing data at beginnerspython.slack.com - please email skypyprojectatgmaildotcom for an invitation to join the space.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- ONLINE Python for Absolute Beginners - Introduction to coding - 209Link visible for attendees
Beginners' Python and Machine Learning have an absolute beginners meetup on the first Wednesday of every month. Other Wednesdays we tackle more advanced Python programming and machine learning topics but still from the perspective of beginners so beginner questions are always encouraged.
This meetup "Introduction to Coding" will be an absolute beginners' session because it is the first week of the month. It is designed for people who have never seen Python before.
In this session the learning objectives are:
Simple Python program flow, branching, looping and list comprehensionThis session will be based on the Google Colab Notebook https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1hHqHJlIokt-ikotKYc5G_Bys89dKhP2b
This will be an online event only using Youtube Live.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/86tcd-uyLaoYou do not need Python installed on your computer. You do need a Google account (eg gmail) so that you can take part in the exercises during the video. All solutions are provided in the notebook.
There is a slackspace for sharing data and chatting during the streaming event at beginnerspython.slack.com - please email skypyprojectatgmaildotcom for an invitation to join the space.