(2025) Introduction to Python: Toronto, ON
Date: 3 - 4 November 2025
Worldwide, Python is one of the most used programming languages. It can be used for tasks from building websites to conducting data analysis and task automation thanks to the language’s ever-growing community that develops excellent resources and libraries. These characteristics make Python a great choice for bioinformaticians, but it can be challenging to take full advantage of it without proper guidance. This workshop introduces the essential ideas and tools of Python, covering basic Python programming concepts and syntax. Participants will apply these skills to bioinformatics data through hands-on lab exercises.
City: Toronto
Region: Ontario
Country: Canada
Prerequisites:
You will also require your own laptop computer. Minimum requirements: 1024×768 screen resolution, 1.5GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, 10GB free disk space, recent versions of Windows, Mac OS X or Linux (Most computers purchased in the past 3-4 years likely meet these requirements). This workshop requires participants to complete pre-workshop tasks and readings.
Learning objectives:
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Explain and use programming concepts such as variables, control structures, functions, and parameters Use Python’s basic data types, including numbers, Booleans, strings, lists and dictionaries, to model a problem’s data Break down and compose solutions to computing tasks in Python Understand and use programming best practices, following standards for coding and documentation Apply these skills to processing bioinformatics datasets
Capacity: 30
Event types:
- Workshops and courses
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