Feedback - Module 2

[callummole]

Some notes taken during delivery: (@lukehare, anything to add?)

• map is introduced before functions. (Re)Move it from the end of 2.0. Could also explain map as a lazy function
• it was commented that 2.0.5 dictionary comprehensions was a lot, done quickly. Unpack it
• Some people were finding comprehensions hard to parse. To make things more readable we could have some in the form:

[do something
for x in [x]
if x is y]

• test course on windows machine before delivery.

• There is not enough time to do all notebooks. suggested to relegate 2.5 + 2.7 to self-study, since they are examples that bring it all together.

  • [name=Ed] If anything this module could be split in two so there is plenty of time for exercises

• On 2.7, foreshadow constructors at the beginning. It introduces classes by adding attributes outside the class definition. This was confusing for people, so it might be better to introduce constructors first. And say that 'btw, you can add additional attributes outside the class definition if you want'.

• Person class is missing self.room = room

  • Weirdly this is in the Person definition at the end, must've got taken out at some point

• math.__file__ isn't available on windows. Change for another method.

[callummole]

I also have not seen a single module that has stuck to the time-budget specified in the course. Perhaps we should increase the estimated time so that people plan better.