Fri Sep 19 2025 Past

Fri 19 Sep 2025Past

By DKZ.2R: Intermediate Python Topics

Workshop Aachen (RWTH Aachen University)

As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R creates, curates and presents a variety of free trainings, seminars and courses. Our next offering will be a one day carpentries-style workshop on intermediate python, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on the 19th of September, 2025. The workshop will cover the following topics:

Virtual Environments
Classes and Object Oriented Programming
Inheritance and Composition
Creating a Python Module
Static Code Analysis
Unit Testing
Publishing a python package

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

All workshop material is also available online on GitHub: Link to repository

Title: Intermediate Python Topics
When: Friday, September 19th (9am-5pm)
Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 001)
Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

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