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Text Analysis in Python

FIXME: home page introduction

Prerequisites

You don’t need any experience with python or other programming languages to take this workshop.

Schedule

	Setup	Download files required for the lesson
00:00	1. Running and Quitting	How can I run Python programs?
00:15	2. Variables and Assignment	How can I store data in programs?
00:35	3. Data Types and Type Conversion	What kinds of data do programs store? How can I convert one type to another?
00:55	4. Built-in Functions and Help	How can I use built-in functions? How can I find out what they do? What kind of errors can occur in programs?
01:20	5. Morning Coffee	Break
01:35	6. Libraries	How can I use software that other people have written? How can I find out what that software does?
01:55	7. Lunch	Break
02:40	8. Lists	How can I store multiple values?
03:00	9. For Loops	How can I make a program do many things?
03:25	10. Conditionals	How can programs do different things for different data?
03:50	11. Latent Sentiment Analysis	FIXME
03:50	12. Reading in text	How do I get a file into python? How do I write a file from python?
03:50	Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.