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Programming with Python
Based on the feedback on #809, rather than introducing the concept of a `dict` have instead modified the exercise to use a `list` and an `IndexError`. The solution to the...
This is in fulfillment of instructor training checkout step 1. I think for the "Built-in Python functions" portion (https://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-inflammation/01-intro/index.html), it would help learners to include an explanation of the role...
Hi, I'm submitting this issue as part of my instructor training checkout. This issue is related to the Lesson "Programming with Python", Episode 2 "Analysing patient data". ## Summary I...
Hi! I'm the lead maintainer of the Data Carpentry [Python for Atmosphere and Ocean Science](https://carpentries-lab.github.io/python-aos-lesson/) (PyAOS) lessons. When I first wrote the PyAOS lessons a few years ago, I borrowed...
With regards to issue #774 it may be helpful to include a brief discussion on the differences between having multiple `elif` statements and multiple `if` statements when conditions are not...
I've seen this lesson taught numerous times, and I always have a few issues with the section on [creating functions](https://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-inflammation/08-func/index.html). 1. fahrenheit and celcius are hard to pronouce and hard...
In https://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-inflammation/02-numpy/index.html it says: "This dotted notation is used everywhere in Python: the thing that appears before the dot contains the thing that appears after." It could be confusing at...
(This issue is part of my Software Carpentry Instructor training checkout) The key points (KPs) in several sections of the Programming with Python (Inflamation data) lesson do not align with...
This was using the old percent formatting instead of the more modern `.format` (Python 2.6+) or f-strings (Python 3.6+). What's more, string formatting is not introduced or discussed anywhere else...
This was a holdover from Python 2. While cleaning it up, added recommendations for using newer Pythons for better error messages. The biggest leap is likely the upcoming 3.11, though...