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Repository to accompany Learn to Code in 2019! Intro to Python Meetup

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Learn to Code: Introduction to Python

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Overview

The goal of this brief course is to provide you with a fun introduction to the world of development with Python.

Here's what we'll be doing:

  • Talking about the Python ecosystem and it's place alongside other languages
  • Overview of basic Python and fundamental programming concepts
  • Playing around and break things

What is programming?

Programming is giving your computer a set of instructions to perform a task. It's similar to creating a recipe that someone else then has to follow. This should become more clear as we dive in :-)

Want to Code Along With Me?

Please set up the following:

  • A web browser to see what we're working on as others see it (Recommend Google Chrome: [chrome.google.com] (http://chrome.google.com))
  • We will be using an online text editor for this workshop. You can sign up here: https://repl.it/

What this workshop is

A super friendly introduction to Python No previous experience expected!

You can't learn EVERYTHING in ~2 hours. But you can learn enough to solve problems and get excited about the power of this SKILL!

  • This course is for absolute beginners
  • Ask Questions!
  • Feel free to move ahead
  • Be patient with yourself but persistent to succeed

About me:

Hello I'm Chris Huie. I'm the Phoenix Tech Evangelist here at Galvanize!

About Galvanize:

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  • Education: We teach software engineering and data science for those looking to break into the fields
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What is Python?

A VERY brief history

Created by Guido van Rossum and released in 1991.

Python is Known ease of learning, code readability (must use code indents), and a massive ecosystem of libraries that easily expand its usefeullness is many fields.

Read more about the history of Python here.

Who uses Python?

A lot of places do!

  • Large Companies (Google, Facebook)
  • Startups
  • Agencies
  • Majority of companies doing data science

What can you do with Python

  • Web Development
    • Back-End (frameworks: Django, Flask, more)
  • Data Science and AI
    • Data Analysis
    • Machine Learning
    • Deep Learning
    • Computer Vision
    • Natural Language Processing
  • Embedded(Hardware)
  • Devops

Popular Frameworks and libraries to keep in mind

When learning more about Python you'll probably see someo of these pop up as you continue to study

  • Web

    • Django
    • Flask
    • pyramid

  • Data Science

    • Tensorflow
    • Keras
    • Numpy
    • Pandas
    • Scikit Learn
    • OpenCV

Note: if you're thinking of exploring data science with python look into using Anaconda to manage your python and data libraries

Also Google Colab is a awesome place to start as well without having to install anything!