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Every first and third Thursday of each month at 7pm PS:One holds Python Office Hours. Everyone is welcome, regardless of skill level!
Every first and third Thursday of each month at 7pm PS:One holds Python Office Hours. Everyone is welcome, regardless of skill level! Show up and introduce yourself!
This is a chance for people learning to program in Python to get together for moral support, project assistance, and homework assistance. We’ll have an experienced python developer or two on hand to help answer questions and explain difficult concepts. This is an “office hours” event with volunteer teaching assistants. The expectation is that students watch lectures, read tutorials and attempt homework on their own, then use this as a resource to aid in learning.
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== What is this? ==
This originally started out as a study group for people working through the same online course. But you don't have to be taking an online course to come to office hours. Perhaps you are curious about programming, or curious about python. Perhaps you have something you want to build and know that python can help.
This is a chance for people to get together for moral support, project assistance, and homework assistance. We’ll have an experienced python developer or two on hand to help answer questions and explain difficult concepts. This is an “office hours” event with volunteer teaching assistants. For ''students'', the expectation is that you watch lectures, read tutorials and attempt homework on your own, then use this as a resource to aid in learning. For people who may not be students but have ideas for ''projects'', the expectation is that you can bounce ideas off of other people in the group for review, and get help with any python bits along the way. If you don't have a project, or aren't taking a class, but are just ''curious'' about python, or maybe even about programming in general, then we might be able to help by giving you a starting point to explore.
== Curious but don't know what to do about it? ==
If you don't already have something to work on, look through the resources below for something to try.
If you don't already have something to work on, look through the resources below for something to try.
First, some philosophy. Many people who start learning to program want to know how to get better or want something concrete to work on rather than working through lectures. This blog posts talks about finding Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects. Many people here at PS:One are involved in FOSS projects. When you show up to office hours and see someone you haven't met before, ask them if they are a contributor to any project. Maybe you will find an interest in a new project.
* [http://svaksha.com/post/2012/Contributing-to-Libre-software-projects Contributing to Libre software projects]
* [http://svaksha.com/post/2012/Contributing-to-Libre-software-projects Contributing to Libre software projects]
== Starting Points ==
* Completely new to programming?
* Know a little programming, but want to play with python?
Curious about specific areas of programming?
* data science
* web stuff
* hardware
== Random stuff to get curated ==
Exercises
Exercises
