Python for Humanists

One of several workshops in the "Digital Humanist's Help Desk" series.

This short workshop will introduce humanists to the programming language Python and the numerous possibilities for its use for research in the humanities. No prior programming experience required!

Having attended this workshop, participants can expect to be able to:

• set up a Python coding environment suitable for use with their own computer.

• recognize potential use cases for Python and its libraries as humanistic research tools.

• identify available resources for practicing skills and creating projects with Python.

About the instructor: J.D. Porter is an Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities at the Price Lab for Digital Humanities. He enjoys teaching others how to use computational tools to ask and answer cool questions in the humanities.