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Python for Data Analysis: Writing Functions

3 December @ 9:30 am 4:00 pm

Python for Data Analysis: Writing functions

Learn the basics of programming and how to use Python to construct a short programme to fulfil a specific task.

  • Learn how to deal with common programming errors.
  • Explore how Python manages different data types, data structures, and basic operations.
  • Discover how to design, code, and debug simple functions.

Designed to support learners who are new to Python, this Python for Data Analysis: Writing functions course combines presentation of real-life examples, discussion activities, and hands-on exercises, to help participants write basic programmes and work with inbuilt Python functions.

You’ll learn about programming basics and be introduced to working in Python, including learning how to install and import modules and how to define variables.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Identify an example of a class in Python
  • List common data types and structures in Python
  • Use operators to manipulate data and create new variables
  • Use logic to construct loops and branching code
  • Call on common built in procedures
  • Construct a short programme to fulfil a specific task.
£235