Hi everyone,
We've cut some material from the new lesson on Python for data analysis
aimed at people who've never programmed before [1], but as Andromeda
Yelton pointed out back in April [2], and Brian Stucky reiterated a few
days ago [3], we're still trying to do too much. There are several ways
to address this:
a) Leave the lesson as is, and tell instructors to get as far as they
can in the time they have.
b) Cut the stuff on programming style, defensive programming, and maybe
even variable scope.
c) Drop the stuff on Pandas and plotting and focus on the core language.
I don't like any of these, so I'd be grateful if you could weigh in by
commenting on issue #70 (link [3] below). The key questions on [4] and
the reference guide on [5] are a good overview of what the lesson
currently covers if you don't want to read through the whole thing.
Thanks,
Greg
[1] https://github.com/swcarpentry/python-novice-gapminder
[2] https://github.com/swcarpentry/python-novice-gapminder/issues/40
[3] https://github.com/swcarpentry/python-novice-gapminder/issues/70
[4] https://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-gapminder/
[5] http://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-gapminder/reference/
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Dr Greg Wilson
Director of Instructor Training
Software Carpentry Foundation
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