Carpentry@UiO: More Python for beginners, May 20

This is a follow-up workshop to a previous Carpentry workshop: Plotting and programming in Python. We will cover numpy arrays, dictionaries, functions, and package management with conda.

Time and place: –, UiO, Blindern, Georg Sverdrups hus, DSC-Oasen
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Target audience

This workshop is intended for participants who attended the Carpentry Python workshop on April 20-21, as well as researchers, students, and staff who already have basic Python skills and want to build on them. 

It is suitable for anyone who uses (or plans to use) Python for data analysis and is ready to move beyond an introductory level.

This course will cover numpy arrays, dictionaries, functions, and package management with conda

Preparations

  • This workshop is a follow-up to: Plotting and programming with Python
  • If you did not attend this workshop, please familiarize yourself with the material (up to section 13) before you sign up:

Python course material (github.io)

Before you come to the lesson, we would like you to do the following:

  • Make sure you have Python, including Jupyter lab, installed
  • Make sure you have Miniconda or Anaconda installed

  • If you do not have these installed you can follow the setup shown in this instruction page.

    Instruction page for Python

  • Check that your Python installation works by starting Jupyter lab
  • Check that your Miniconda/Anaconda installation works by opening Miniconda Powershell prompt/Anaconda prompt (Windows) or a terminal (macOS/Linux) and typing conda list
  • By attending this workshop you agree to abide by the Carpentries Code of Conduct

Please note that if you are using an UiO-computer you can find instructions and help for downloading on this page:

Installation instructions for UiO-computers

Instructors

Federico Bianchini (UiO), Hannah Sanderson (UiO), Arturo Vera Ponce De Leon, Jyotirmoy Paul (UiO).

Contact

If there are questions related to installation and testing of the software packages needed, feel free to ask us via email at contact-us@carpentry.uio.no

After the soft deadline, a waiting list will be automatically handled upon de-registrations.

If we receive more sign-ups than our capacity allows, priority is given to UiO/OUS staff and students.

Registration

Sign-up deadline: May 19, 2026 at 23:59

Sign up here!

If you are interested in other Carpentry@UiO workshops, please visit uio.no/carpentry

Organiser

Digital Scholarship Centre and Carpentry@UiO
Published Apr. 28, 2026 10:08 AM - Last modified Sep. 18, 2026 12:54 PM
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