BioNT - BIO Network for Training - is an international consortium of academic entities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). BioNT is dedicated to providing a comprehensive training program and fostering a community for digital skills relevant to the biotechnology industry and biomedical sector. With a curriculum tailored for both beginners and advanced professionals, BioNT aims to equip individuals with the necessary expertise in handling, processing, and visualising biological data, as well as utilising computational biology tools. Leveraging the consortium's strong background in digital literacy training and extensive network of collaborations, BioNT is poised to professionalise life sciences data management, processing, and analysis skills.

This practical introduction to programming languages will cover all basic concepts needed to program in Python3 while also demonstrating how to showcase code and its results on a website. Thanks to its simple syntaxes and its wide range of usages, the programming language Python is considered an excellent candidate to begin a programming journey.

It continues to maintain its position as one of the most popular programming languages, as evidenced by a 2022 survey where it ranks 4th among the most favoured programming languages for developers. The course is built upon The Carpentries online learning materials. The Carpentries is a nonprofit organisation that teaches software engineering and data science skills to researchers in order to conduct efficient, open, and reproducible research. Their volunteer instructors (4287) have run 4000+ Workshops in 65 countries since 2012, with 450+ alone in 2022. All of their lesson materials are freely reusable under the Creative Commons - Attribution licence.

Here, we are offering a 4-day workshop, consisting of half-day sessions , with the primary goal of introducing Python3 programming to individuals who have limited or no prior programming experience. The initial 3 days are dedicated to introducing participants to fundamental concepts of Python programming. This foundation will empower participants to independently engage and gradually improve their computing skills. We will close the workshop with a brief introduction of GitLab, with an exploration of Jupyter Book and guidance on hosting a website using GitLab. This final session will enable participants to showcase their work through web-based platforms.

Join this workshop if you are:
- Interested in learning the basics of Python programming
- Interested in learning the basic of Gitlab
- Interested in how to showcase your results in a web-based platform

Recommendations:
- To follow the workshop more efficiently, we recommend having a two-screen setup
- To actively communicate during the workshop, please familiarise yourself with Markdown formatting by reviewing the HedgeDoc features document

Interaction between participants, trainers and helpers:
The workshop will be delivered in a Zoom webinar format, with participants’ visibility disabled to preserve their privacy. You, as a participant, will be able to see and learn from the trainers but a direct interaction (e.g. chat or voice) will not be possible during the sessions. Instead, a collaborative document, previously setup by the trainers, will be shared with you before the session. You will be expected to engage and interact anonymously with other participants as well as with the workshop helpers and trainers directly in this document.

Trainer Hubs
All BioNT workshops are offered at no cost, but there are a limited number of seats available. To make workshops more accessible for members of the same company we highly recommend organising what we refer to as "Training Hubs." In this arrangement, one person is formally registered for the workshop, but the knowledge sharing can be expanded to numerous colleagues within their company or SME through live-streaming the session.