Intro to Python Workshop

* WE CARE ABOUT YOU, YOUR HEALTH, AND YOUR SAFETY. WE ALSO STILL WANT TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS OF CHANGING YOUR CAREER AND BECOMING A DEVELOPER. AS SUCH, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL GRAND CIRCUS WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED REMOTELY VIA ZOOM. COMPUTERS WILL BE NEEDED FOR ALL WORKSHOPS* ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT JOINING A GRAND CIRCUS FRONT-END BOOTCAMP [https://www.grandcircus.co/bootcamps/]? HAVE YOU ATTENDED OUR INTRO TO CODING WORKSHOP AND WANT TO KNOW MORE? COME LEARN THE BASICS OF PYTHON WITH GRAND CIRCUS. PYTHON IS A VERSATILE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE THAT CAN BE USED FOR DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AND SERVER-SIDE WEB, SOFTWARE, AND GAME DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORKSHOP INTRODUCES THE LEARNER TO BASIC PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO IN-CLASS PRACTICE EXERCISES AND A REAL-WORLD MINI-PROJECT. YOU’LL WRITE REAL PYTHON CODE USING THE VISUAL STUDIO CODE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT AND APPLY WHAT YOU’RE LEARNING IN A MINI-PROJECT, WHICH WILL EXPOSE YOU TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF PYTHON PROGRAMMING TO SOLVE A FAMILIAR PRACTICAL PROBLEM AND GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO CONTINUE PRACTICING ON AFTER THE WORKSHOP. STUDENT PREREQUISITES: THE STUDENT SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE OPERATING THEIR LAPTOP: STARTING UP, OPENING SOFTWARE, COPYING AND PASTING, OPENING A WEB BROWSER, SEARCHING THE WEB, GOING TO A SPECIFIC URL (WEB ADDRESS), AND NAVIGATING WITHIN A WEBSITE. SOFTWARE TO INSTALL: VISUAL STUDIO CODE HTTPS://CODE.VISUALSTUDIO.COM/DOWNLOAD [https://code.visualstudio.com/download] _DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR LAPTOP! THIS IS A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP. YOU'LL BE CODING RIGHT ALONG WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. PRETTY COOL, HUH?_ GETTING TO CLASS: Grand Circus is in THE BRODERICK TOWER, LOCATED AT 1570 WOODWARD AVE - please use the WOODWARD ENTRANCE (not the entrance off of Witherell) - you will see a set of gold doors with a Grand Circus sign in the window. From the lobby, take the elevator up to the 3rd floor, check-in at the front desk and we'll direct you to your classroom. Click here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1NrW-cSOv9YMG5KeFVWZzllSjg/view?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jdjaepq_2kr3Pj83mzAsh2-ulumUNFpjNHt7c6vbEKAdBwgY2mZJsrGd3nEva2S4VvW_6] to view the parking map - in addition to these options, there is also metered street parking and free parking at MGM, ~9 minute walk to Grand Circus.