Python Programming : Python programming workshop series

Python programming workshop series

Python Programming Workshop Series

This guide is a resource for learners attending the Python workshop series.

Spring 2025 Workshop Schedule & Registration

Python: Introduction

This workshop is for the absolute beginner wanting to slowly walk through the process of getting started with Python, a programming language commonly used for data analysis. We’ll work through installation and setup of some helpful software and introduce basic concepts and terminology used in Python. Finally, we’ll work together to create your first simple but useful program!

View Python: Introduction slides in Google Slides

Python: Loops, lists, and functions

This workshop will take a deeper dive into Python, covering essential topics such as automating tasks using loops, lists, and functions.

View Python: Loops, lists, and functions slides in Google Slides

Python: Spreadsheets and data manipulation

Real-world data can be messy. This workshop will cover a range of topics related to organizing and manipulating spreadsheet data for more effective analysis. We’ll use pandas, a popular and free data analysis library written for Python.

View Python: Spreadsheets and data manipulation slides in Google Slides

Python: Data visualization

In this workshop, we will explore different methods and tools for visualizing data using Python. We’ll use seaborn, a popular and free data visualization library written for Python.

View the Python: Data visualization slides on Google Slides

Python: Processing Image Collections

Note: this workshop is not always included in a given semester's series. The following materials were presented in a previous series, and we continue to make them available for those interested in this topic.

This workshop introduces Pillow, a free and beginner-friendly Python library for processing image files. It includes a range of Pillow’s image manipulation features, as well as how to automate processing workflows for large image collections.

View the Python: Processing Image Collections ipynb file in Google Colab

Campus Resources

Data Science Hub
UW-Madison Data Science Hub in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery provides data science training and consultations.
CALS Statistical Consulting Lab
Provides UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students with assistance in the statistical aspects of research.
Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC)
SSCC offers both in-person classes and online curriculum that you can work through on your own.
UW-Madison Carpentries Community
Join the UW-Madison Carpentries Community of researchers who teach software engineering and data analysis skills to other researchers.

Science & Engineering Libraries

Science & Engineering Libraries

Email: AskSEL@library.wisc.edu