These files will be used in the Python 101 session at IRE 2017. They are set up with Python 3 and Jupyter notebook for Python 3. But they should work on Python 2.7x as well.
To use these, though, you'll want to install Jupyter notebook from the command line.
Some general concepts:
- #document your code
- Google is your friend when you get those error messages
- StackOverflow.com can be super helpful too
- Expect to make mistakes - typing correctly 100% is impossible and many errors are misspelled words, missing commas, wrong indentation
- Search github
- Join Python Journos email list
- Practice. Try Learn Python the Hard Way or the Py app for your phone.
- Work on a project. Start with something simple, like a program to download and open a file.
- You could still take some time to join and catch up on Ben Welsh's Python for Data Journalists online.
- Work with others. Look for meetups in your area. My fave is Girl Develop It – and they welcome guys, too.