Python Course for Geoscientists

Session

Day 2: Python core language

3 Feb 2026, 09:00

Description

Start of the Python course for all registered course participants.

7. Welcome

03/02/2026, 09:00

• Jupyterhub
• Jupyterlab
• terminal
• copy course material

6. Syntax

03/02/2026, 09:30

• case-sensitive
• print
• indentation and code blocks
• line continuation
• comments

8. Data types

03/02/2026, 10:00

• boolean
• integer
• floating-point
• complex
• conversion between types
• None

9. Strings

03/02/2026, 10:15

• formatting
• string functions

10. Lists, tuples, and sets

03/02/2026, 10:30

11. Dictionaries

03/02/2026, 10:45

• creation
• access

12. Copy objects

03/02/2026, 11:30

• shallow copy
• deep copy

13. Basic operators and math functions

03/02/2026, 11:45

14. Conditions

03/02/2026, 12:00

15. Loops

03/02/2026, 13:30

• for
• while

16. List comprehension

03/02/2026, 14:00

• nested

17. Functions

03/02/2026, 14:30

• definition

18. File I/O

03/02/2026, 15:00

• open
• close
• read
• write
• csv reader

19. Exceptions, error handling

03/02/2026, 15:45

• try and except
• logging
• debugging