Notes from the 2026 course

[tiagoams]

01-how to run python

• Make it hands-on so that students follow along.
• Remove python console and just keep ipython? This feels too techie when the students don't yet have python working at the beginning of the day.
• Remove jupyter notebook
• Make sure students are running the notebooks before proceeding.
• Include image and instructions of starting using Anaconda Navigator (cefas teachers don't have it installed).
  03-syntax
• Remove AI. Full session on day 2 so that students can grapple with basics unaided..

04- Objects

• Reduce the time spend on the pointers and references example. Can be shrunk in time to give time for Operators (second part of 04-). This might finish at 12:30 or spill over to afternoon.

11- Modules

• Remove advisory against import * as this is no longer used sidely