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2_programs_in_files.html

@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ <h2><span class="section-number">2.7. </span>Testing frameworks<a class="headerl
 the practical details of including tests in your code here.</p>
 <p>There are a number of Python packages which support code testing. The
 concepts are largely similar so rather than get bogged down in the
-details of multiple frameworks, we will introduce <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/index.html" title="(in pytest v6.3.0.dev194+g16e21c22a)"><span class="xref std std-doc">pytest</span></a>, which is one of the most widely used. Pytest is simply a Python
+details of multiple frameworks, we will introduce <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/index.html" title="(in pytest v6.3.0.dev202+g4964b468c)"><span class="xref std std-doc">pytest</span></a>, which is one of the most widely used. Pytest is simply a Python
 package, so you can install it into your current environment using:</p>
 <div class="highlight-console notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="gp">$</span> python -m pip install pytest
 </pre></div>

7_midterm.html

@@ -186,6 +186,40 @@ <h2><span class="section-number">7.5. </span>Exercises<a class="headerlink" href
 <p>Obtain the <a class="reference external" href="https://classroom.github.com/a/fQmijiXp">second practice problem from GitHub Classroom</a>. Follow the instructions in
 the README file that will be displayed on GitHub on your copy of the page.</p>
 </div></div></div>
+<div class="section" id="midterm-test-instructions">
+<h2><span class="section-number">7.6. </span>Midterm test instructions<a class="headerlink" href="#midterm-test-instructions" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
+<ol class="arabic simple">
+<li><p>The midterm test will start at 0900 UTC (London time) on Friday 26 February 2021 and will run for 40
+minutes. Students with additional time will be contacted about this separately.</p></li>
+<li><p>The test will take the form of a GitHub classroom assignment, just like all of
+the exercises. The URL to accept the assignment will be posted at the start
+of the test on the <a class="reference external" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3ae96b9a199b15419281f55f454d240249%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=1b12939c-d8c9-4e4d-a291-0ff35d57869f&amp;tenantId=2b897507-ee8c-4575-830b-4f8267c3d307">module Team</a>, as Blackboard announcement, and posted on
+Piazza. Of these, the Team is the most instant form of communication so you
+are advised to look there and use the other sources as a backup.</p></li>
+<li><p>The test instructions are in the <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">README.md</span></code> in the repository.
+GitHub will show this to you on the repository website. The instructions
+are very similar to those for the practice problems above, so you should
+make sure you have tried those in advance of the test.</p></li>
+<li><p>You submit your work by committing and pushing to the repository on GitHub
+created when you accept the GitHub Classroom assignment. You must commit and
+push as you go along. <strong>There is no additional upload time at the end of the test period.</strong></p></li>
+<li><p>If you have a problem during the midterm test, you should post a question
+<a class="reference external" href="https://piazza.com/class/kjob8in6eox1bp">on Piazza</a>. During the test,
+Piazza will be configured so that student posts can only be seen by the
+instructors. Other than this difference you should follow <a class="reference external" href="_static/If_you_have_a_problem.pdf">the instructions
+on what to do in case of problems</a>
+provided by the maths exams office in their
+email of 11 February. In particular, if those instructions require you to
+<a class="reference external" href="mailto:maths&#46;exams&#37;&#52;&#48;imperial&#46;ac&#46;uk">email the exam team</a> after the test
+then you should do so. Posting on Piazza is only a mechanism for getting
+immediate help during the exam.</p></li>
+<li><p>The usual <a class="reference external" href="_static/Academic_Integrity.pdf">academic integrity rules for remote assessments</a>
+apply. In
+particular, you may consult any resource published on the internet, but you may
+not seek help from anyone else, whether in person, by email, chat message,
+forum post or any other means.</p></li>
+</ol>
+</div>
 </div>
 
 

_sources/7_midterm.rst.txt

@@ -132,3 +132,36 @@ Exercises
     Obtain the `second practice problem from GitHub Classroom
     <https://classroom.github.com/a/fQmijiXp>`__. Follow the instructions in
     the README file that will be displayed on GitHub on your copy of the page.
+
+Midterm test instructions
+-------------------------
+
+1.  The midterm test will start at 0900 UTC (London time) on Friday 26 February 2021 and will run for 40
+    minutes. Students with additional time will be contacted about this separately.
+2.  The test will take the form of a GitHub classroom assignment, just like all of
+    the exercises. The URL to accept the assignment will be posted at the start
+    of the test on the `module Team <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3ae96b9a199b15419281f55f454d240249%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=1b12939c-d8c9-4e4d-a291-0ff35d57869f&tenantId=2b897507-ee8c-4575-830b-4f8267c3d307>`__, as Blackboard announcement, and posted on
+    Piazza. Of these, the Team is the most instant form of communication so you
+    are advised to look there and use the other sources as a backup.
+3.  The test instructions are in the :file:`README.md` in the repository.
+    GitHub will show this to you on the repository website. The instructions
+    are very similar to those for the practice problems above, so you should
+    make sure you have tried those in advance of the test.
+4.  You submit your work by committing and pushing to the repository on GitHub
+    created when you accept the GitHub Classroom assignment. You must commit and
+    push as you go along. **There is no additional upload time at the end of the test period.**
+5.  If you have a problem during the midterm test, you should post a question
+    `on Piazza <https://piazza.com/class/kjob8in6eox1bp>`__. During the test,
+    Piazza will be configured so that student posts can only be seen by the
+    instructors. Other than this difference you should follow `the instructions
+    on what to do in case of problems <_static/If_you_have_a_problem.pdf>`__ 
+    provided by the maths exams office in their
+    email of 11 February. In particular, if those instructions require you to
+    `email the exam team <mailto:maths.exams@imperial.ac.uk>`__ after the test
+    then you should do so. Posting on Piazza is only a mechanism for getting
+    immediate help during the exam.
+6.  The usual `academic integrity rules for remote assessments <_static/Academic_Integrity.pdf>`__ 
+    apply. In
+    particular, you may consult any resource published on the internet, but you may
+    not seek help from anyone else, whether in person, by email, chat message,
+    forum post or any other means.

_static/Academic_Integrity.pdf

@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="7_midterm.html#using-git-in-the-test">7.3. Using git in the test</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="7_midterm.html#preparing-for-the-test">7.4. Preparing for the test</a></li>
 <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="7_midterm.html#exercises">7.5. Exercises</a></li>
+<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="7_midterm.html#midterm-test-instructions">7.6. Midterm test instructions</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="8_inheritance.html">8. Inheritance and composition</a><ul>