tutorials

Tutorials

Each tutorial in this repository is a Jupyter Notebook. Many of the notebooks have a short video guiding you through the code. These video tutorials will be available on Youtube and the sharedrive.

Click here to see the Beginner Python Tutorials on Youtube.

The aim is to have the topics which are covered in the workshops available here in a concise format. See also the related resources.

How to use the tutorials

All tutorials can be run by clicking on the below "launch binder" button. This will allow you to run the Jupyter Notebook tutorials in the browser without needing any downloads.

Alternatively, you can download all notebooks as a ZIP file by clicking here.

Tutorial Topics

Workshops and resources that cover similar topics will also be listed.

How to Install Python with Miniconda

• Installation tutorial video

How to use Jupyter Notebooks

• Here is a great tutorial on Jupyter Notebooks from Corey Schafer.

Basic Python data types (strings, numbers and boolean)

• Check out the Python-Beginner-01-data-types.ipynb jupyter notebook.
• Basic data types tutorial video

Python containers (lists, dictionaries)

• Check out the Python-Beginner-02-containers.ipynb jupyter notebook.
• Python containers tutorial video

Python variables - how do they work?

• Check out the Python-Beginner-03-variables.ipynb jupyter notebook.
• Python variables tutorial video

Using the NumPy package

• Check out the Python-Beginner-04-numpy-basic.ipynb jupyter notebook.
• NumPy tutorial video

How to use pip to install packages

• Pip tutorial video

How to use Virtual Environments (venv)

• Venv tutorial video