Python Basics is an introductory seven-week, in-person series to help graduate students become familiar with the Python programming language. This series is intended for attendees who have little or no programming experience. 

Python is one of the world's most popular programming languages and is widely used for machine learning, data science, text analysis, and other research applications. The curriculum covers the basics of assigning variables, using operators and built-in functions, manipulating text strings, working with data in lists and dictionaries, and working with tabular data using the Pandas package.

Graduate students who are available to attend all seven sessions will have first priority for registration. Each session in the workshop series builds on the previous session, therefore you are strongly encouraged to attend all seven dates if you wish to participate in the series. The workshops will take place from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM over the course of seven Fridays in September-October (9/5 - 10/17). Each session will be held in-person in classroom 106D, located on the first floor of the J.D. Williams Library. For additional information, contact Dr. Shelby Watson at sahilton@olemiss.edu.

You may also be interested in our Python Coding Essentials for Data Science series which will be held in the second half of Fall 2025.