By Bella Ratmelia, Librarian, Data Services
As you might have known, the Libraries conducted a 3-part Python 101 bite-size workshops on 24, 27, and 28 Jan 2022.
Like the name “Python 101” suggests, the workshops were aimed for novice coders and covered the basics of coding in Python for data analysis. There were 143 participants across the 3 workshops in total, with postgraduates making up most of the participants. The workshops are 90 minutes each and they are intended to equip participants with basic concepts that will be useful for their own self-learning.
If you missed the sessions, the recordings of all three sessions are available below:
- Python 101 Part 1: The Basics
This session covers the fundamentals for novice coders, including arithmetic operation, variables, data types, list, For loops, and conditional statements (if-else) - Python 101 Part 2: Tinkering with Data Interchange Format
This session covers the concept of Python libraries, basic concepts on Panda’s DataFrame, JSON, and XML. - Python 101 Part 3: Tinkering with Scopus API
This session covers basic concept of API and a beginner walkthrough on how to retrieve Scopus search result using the API.
The materials used (the Jupyter notebook and other files) are available here. You can download them, or view and run them online via this Binder link.
These workshops are run every semester, typically at the beginning of the term. The next run will be in August 2022, with more topics to be added! If you’re keen to attend, please do keep a lookout for the announcement via email and library’s homepage.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for bite-sized workshop topics, please do not hesitate to send them to library@smu.edu.sg.
Happy learning!
