ACES: Python for Programmers new to Python

Event Type

Webinar

Sponsor

ACCESS, Texas A&M University

Date

Sep 30, 2025   10:00 am - 4:00 pm   Central Time

Speaker

Joshua Winchell, Texas A&M University

Registration

Registration

E-Mail

events@hprc.tamu.edu

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Originating Calendar

ACCESS Training Events

This short course for experienced programmers introduces the basic algorithm-oriented and object-oriented programming styles of the Python programming language. Exercises will be performed in the learner's web browser in Jupyter Notebooks running in the Open OnDemand portal of the ACES cluster. 

In this course, participants will:

• Access the ACES cluster via the Open OnDemand portal
• Learn to use the Jupyter Notebook IDE for Python Programming
• Establish a foundation to be ready for future Python learning
• Practice concepts of programming: Control Structures (Loops, Conditionals), Data Structures (Strings, Lists, Dictionaries), and Methods

This course's topics are organized roughly as follows:

• Accessing ACES and using Jupyter Notebook
• Control Structures
• Data Structures
• Methods

Prerequisite(s): Active ACCESS ID, some prior programming experience