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Data Analysis and Visualization in Python for Ecologists

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Episode 01 - transition to jupyter

isaacWpark opened this issue · comments

given that this episode is the only one that uses python directly from the command line, it might be worth making where the transition to jupyter should occur more clear - As it stands, it's unclear whether the entire episode should be taught in the command-line python instance, or whether we should transition to jupyter after demonstrating how to run a python script from the command line.

Agreed! This was an issue in our recent workshop and caused some confusion. The current lesson structure assumes that participants have prior knowledge about command-line or bash, which in many cases is not true. In my opinion, the lesson should be started with pure command-line (anaconda prompt for example) focus and demonstrate the process of running a script completely inside CM. Then, we can proceed to jupyter which can be valuable for learners.