To paraphrase Shakespeare in the digital age, a for loop in any other language would iterate as well. From the perspective of Distant Reading (Moretti), today’s digitally literate scholars and students need to be able to understand some basic coding (indeed, what is a for loop, anyway??). Python is a great place to start! This session will look at one example of writing and applying a Python script to a text file to highlight and track references to targeted key words (perhaps, “rose” and “sweet”). We can then graph these keywords using some of Python’s libraries. The coding will be very basic, but the insights will hopefully prove very valuable.
Is this still a class I can take? I have been studying Python since the Summer, and would like to expand my knowledge! I am interested in any coding and Python-based classes.
Hi Davina! That’s great, Python is a lot of fun. The class is open to anyone, to people who have never used Python and to people who help me learn more, too.
Thanks Jonathan. Coding – introduction or more advanced – are usually pretty popular workshop at THATCamps. So that you for proposing it.
Thank you Jonathan! I’m all registered for THATCamp at CSU on November 3rd. I’m assuming this Poetry with Python class will be available there that day?
I would definitely be interested in this session!