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Introductory Workshops

Perfect for beginners - no prior experience required
AI-Assisted Coding In Python
90 minutes
Intro

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot in VS Code to get AI-powered help while coding in Python.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
120 minutes per session
Intro

Learn Python from scratch in this beginner-friendly series covering coding basics, data structures, and intro data analysis with Pandas.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6
120 minutes per session
Intro

Build on your Python basics with loops, functions, data analysis, and a final project in this hands-on follow-up series.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Intermediate Workshops

Build on foundational knowledge with more advanced topics
Python APIs for Large Language Models: Parts 1-2
120 minutes per session
Intermediate

Learn how to call LLM and other web APIs from Python and parse structured results.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Python Data Visualization: Parts 1-2
120 minutes per session
Intermediate Available

An introduction to visualization with Python using Matplotlib and Seaborn.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas
90 minutes
Intermediate Available

Manipulating data frames in Python.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
120 minutes per session
Intermediate Available

Manipulating data frames in Python.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Python GPT Fundamentals
90 minutes
Intermediate

Get a non-technical intro to how GPT models work, from transformer architecture to text prediction.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
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Python Geospatial Fundamentals: Parts 1-2
120 minutes per session
Intermediate

Learn to map and analyze geospatial data in Python using GeoPandas and matplotlib in this beginner-friendly workshop.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
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Python SQL Fundamentals
90 minutes
Intermediate

Learn the basics of SQL, with a focus on using SQLite for data science tasks.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6
Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
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Python SQL Intermediate
90 minutes
Intermediate

Build stronger SQL skills for real-world analysis by learning joins, subqueries, CTEs, and window functions in Python.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6
Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2 Python SQL Fundamentals
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Python Web APIs
90 minutes
Intermediate

Learn how to extract data from the web with APIs using Python.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
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Python Web Scraping
90 minutes
Intermediate Available

Learn how to extract data from the web with APIs using Python.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
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Advanced Workshops

Specialized topics for experienced practitioners
Python Deep Learning
90 minutes
Advanced

Learn deep learning basics in Python using Keras to build and test neural networks on image data.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6
Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2 Python Machine Learning Fundamentals: Parts 1-2
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Python Machine Learning Fundamentals: Parts 1-2
120 minutes per session
Advanced

Get hands-on with machine learning in Python using scikit-learn and TPOT, no theory required.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6
Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
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Python NLP Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
120 minutes per session
Advanced

Learn core NLP techniques in Python, from preprocessing to word embeddings, with a focus on social science research.

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Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6
Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3 Python Fundamentals: Parts 4-6 Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas: Parts 1-2
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