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The Basics for Digital Methods: A Comprehensive Python Tutorial

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The Basics for Digital Methods: A Comprehensive Python Tutorial

Last modified on 05-08-2025 11:09
Learning the necessary Python skills will unlock numerous digital research methods, such as network analyses for metareviews reviews and text analyses. These skills will allow you to automate your data processing which removes tedious tasks, speeds up your research project, and instills confidence to try out new methods.
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19-11-2025 15:00
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19-11-2025 17:00
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Roeterseiland Campus, building B, Room B 2.11

Download Anaconda prior to the workshop so you can get started right away in Jupyter Notebook.

This workshop will help you understand the basics of Python, and prepare you to use any method that your field may require. It will not go over any specific methods but rather give you the tools to process data and allow you to use your field specific methods in any circumstance.

It will provide you with an environment that can be setup in less than 5 minutes on any device, which will give you a quick start to any new project without any odd issues or errors. The material will be taught through interactive examples and practical exercises that you can take home as reference material. This enables the creation of a workflow where you can alter your data processing to fit any circumstance and give you the knowledge to make any necessary changes to method itself.

What you will learn

The primary focus is on the tools needed to load, manage, manipulate, and visualize data. It won’t assume any prior knowledge of Python, but it will quickly cover the basics as the goal is to understand rather than to memorize Python code. With the basics, we’ll transition to showcase libraries such as pandas, and matplotlib, which allow you to conveniently manage and visualize your data. Having learned these tools, you will now be prepared to properly utilize any digital method.

Requirements

Please bring your laptop, and install Python and PyCharm. However, we will also cover the installation during the workshop.


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Caspar Fermin

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