My initial take is it's a good idea to do actual Python trainings at various levels, especially for participants feeling somewhat peripheral to the main conference tracks, owing to a language barrier of some kind. The pre OSCON workshops (before the actual start of the conference) accomplish a similar purpose, in tandem with sprints, which are more for experts taking advantage of a (sometimes rare) opportunity to collaborate with peers in meatspace.
I don't think the main tracks can be given over to trainings simply for lack of time and generality. A EuroPython should generally assume a high level of Python literacy as a given, and not devote its core schedule to ensuring basic language proficiency. That's simply because such conferences are all too short and expensive, and what participants need is usually higher level. In the education realm, that would translate to seminars about pedagogy (what works, what doesn't), and about content (this is how we use Python to teach math, geography, physics or whatever).
I'd think a prime topic for discussion might be Education Distros, i.e. pre-package Pythons that contain not only add-ons we might need, but plenty of actual curriculum (branded), say in the form of HTML, MPEG, JPEG and so on. DVDs another option.
Speaking of video, has anyone but me watched the Python-with-Tk trainings on video.google.com. I like the laid back, low pressure style.
Kirby
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