Kudzmat
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1 year ago Replit (replit.com) may be a solution to this issue. Replit is an online code editor and development environment allowing users to write, run, and share code in various programming languages like Python. It also offers collaborative features, allowing multiple users to simultaneously work on the same project.
Link: https://replit.com/
Issue Summary: There is no current options for accessing this lesson using online python environments such as google colab or jupyter binder
Issue Details: Accessibility in using python has improved with access to python environments through the web browser such as using google colab or Jupiter binder. Learners can access these environments without the need to go through installation on specific OS and the many issues that can come from this early barrier to learning coding/data science/computing. The can access this on mobile devices such as tablets. And set up for novice to access data and learn python can be simplified without the need for trouble shooting issues such as https://github.com/swcarpentry/python-novice-gapminder/issues/528 or https://github.com/swcarpentry/python-novice-inflammation/issues/1015
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Note: learning about file paths, environments, error handling, and setting up python on local computers is a very important skill however when it comes to introducing concepts of learning python coding many novice learners would benefit from focusing on what is in the carpentries lesson instead of setup which has a steep learning curve these skills can be learned overtime.