As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R creates, curates and presents a variety of free trainings, seminars and courses. Our next offering will be a one day carpentries-style workshop on intermediate python, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on the 19th of September, 2025. The workshop will cover the following topics:

  • Virtual Environments
  • Classes and Object Oriented Programming
  • Inheritance and Composition
  • Creating a Python Module
  • Static Code Analysis
  • Unit Testing
  • Publishing a python package

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

All workshop material is also available online on GitHub: Link to repository

  • Title: Intermediate Python Topics
  • When: Friday, September 19th (9am-5pm)
  • Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 001)
  • Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

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