The Carpentries is a nonprofit organization that teaches software engineering and data science skills to researchers through instructional workshops.

[6] Software Carpentry workshops began in 1998 as week-long training courses by Brent Gorda and Greg Wilson.

[10][11] Content covered in a standard workshop includes using the command line and an introduction to a programming language such as R or Python.

The lesson content is hands-on with practice following instructors live coding, while helpers are ready to assist students and keep the class pace.

[17] Carpentries incubator has approximately 30 lessons available in alpha stage, ranging from a spreadsheet to a database[18] through Python for Humanities[19] and Metagenomics.

The Carpentries is fiscally sponsored by Community Initiatives[22] and funded through a combination of memberships, workshop fees, grants and donations.

[29][30] In November 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced a joint award of $2.65 million for The Carpentries.