Course outline

Durations of each section are very rough estimates. If we are going faster or slower than expected, some topics may be treated earlier or later, or altogether skipped if more time is spent on another topic in which people have more interest. You can access our Etherpad here.

• Day one

  • AM (3.5 hours): Introduction to Python [Carlos]
  • PM (3.5 hours): Version control with Git [Matthieu]

• Day two

  • AM (3 hours): Testing and code coverage [Carlos]
  • PM (2.5 hours): Bash shell, ssh, task automation [Matthieu]

• Day three

  • AM (2 hours): Documentation and modules in Python [Carlos]
  • AM/PM (2 hours): Virtual environments [Carlos]
  • PM (2 hours): Code profiling [Matthieu]
  • PM (if any time left): Developing an integrated project [Matthieu]

Final project (day three)

The end of the third day will be devoted to the students working as several small groups within a team to distribute tasks, write, test and share code in order to create a small and complete Python module. The purpose of the module can be a project proposed by the students themselves (the preferred options) or chosen by the teachers.

Later on...?

A follow-up session might take place later in the year if enough people are interested in it.