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Use python3 as the canonical command name course-wide (#104)
Most current systems (default Debian/Ubuntu, recent macOS) install Python
only as `python3`, with no bare `python` on PATH, so learners who copied
`python cli.py ...` into their host shell hit "command not found".

Convert host-shell `python <cmd>` -> `python3 <cmd>` across module/lab
READMEs, lab `.py` docstrings & usage strings, blog posts, lab prompt and
instruction files, the M04 verify.sh message, and the M10/M24 lab patches.
Module 01's convention note (and its blog/02 mirror) is rewritten so
`python3` is canonical and `python` is the documented fallback.

Stop-lines respected: Docker image tags (`python:3.12-slim`), `.venv/.../python`
and `...\.venv\Scripts\python.exe` paths, the M20 `"command": "python"`
teaching example and surrounding venv prose, container-internal invocations
(M16/M18 Dockerfiles, M16 README `docker run` examples), and CI-workflow
`run:` steps fed by `actions/setup-python` / `image: python:3.12` are left
as `python` on purpose.

pip was left out of scope: most occurrences are prose or CI/container-internal,
and `pip3` does not fix the PEP 668 externally-managed-environment refusal that
the course already addresses with venvs. The M01 note is worded to stay
consistent with bare `pip` (use whichever pip pairs with your Python).

Build (tools/build_wiki.py) and tools/check.sh both pass.

Closes #104

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GAEzanEoGJT5o1VizQar47
2026-06-23 20:18:04 -04:00
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Blog posts (jpaul.me)

Drafts of blog posts for jpaul.me that promote and add value around The Workflow course. This folder is not course content; it lives here only so the drafts are version-controlled alongside the material they describe. Pull it out before any public GitHub mirror push if you don't want the drafts shipped publicly.

Conventions

  • One Markdown file per post, numbered in intended publish order: NN-slug.md.
  • Each file opens with a metadata block (suggested title, slug, meta description, tags) for easy paste into WordPress; delete it before publishing or keep it as notes.
  • Screenshots are left as [insert a screenshot referencing XYZ here] placeholders for Justin to fill before publishing.
  • Voice: conversational, first-person, value-first. Course link is a soft CTA, not the whole point; each post should stand on its own for a reader who never takes the course.

Publishing cadence & manifest

Structure: announcement + getting-started, then a weekly series. Hybrid granularity: one post per module for the durable core (Units 12), one post per unit for the faster-moving back half (Units 35), plus a capstone finale. 17 posts total.

# File Covers Working title
01 01-announcing-the-workflow.md Announcement / thesis Your AI Already Writes Good Code. That's Not Your Problem.
02 02-getting-started-the-copy-paste-problem.md Module 1 + setup The Copy-Paste Problem (and How to Actually Get Started)
03 03-version-control-safety-net.md Module 2 Git Is Undo for the AI (and Memory It Can Read Back)
04 04-version-control-for-words.md Module 3 Version Control Isn't Just for Code: Start With Your Words
05 05-getting-the-ai-out-of-the-browser.md Module 4 Let the AI Edit Your Files (Yes, Really: Here's Why It's Safe)
06 06-commit-the-ai-config.md Module 5 Commit the AI's Config, Not Just the Code
07 07-branches-sandboxes.md Module 6 Let the AI Try Something Reckless, on a Branch
08 08-worktrees-parallel-agents.md Module 7 Stop Making Your Agents Take Turns: Git Worktrees
09 09-remotes-and-hosting.md Module 8 Your Repo Lives on One Disk. That's One Spilled Coffee From Gone.
10 10-issues-task-layer.md Module 9 Who Picks This Up? Writing Issues for a Team of Humans and Agents
11 11-reviewing-code-you-didnt-write.md Module 10 The AI's Code Looks Right. That's the Problem.
12 12-collaboration-humans-and-agents.md Module 11 Half Your Teammates Aren't Human (and the Loop Doesn't Care)
13 13-revert-reset-recovery.md Module 12 Your AI Just Force-Pushed Over a Day of Work. Now What?
14 14-unit3-automate-checking-shipping.md Unit 3 (M1319) AI Made Writing Code Cheap. Now Automate the Catching.
15 15-unit4-extend-the-ai.md Unit 4 (M2023) Giving the AI Hands: Extending It Into Your Real Systems
16 16-unit5-ai-in-the-loop.md Unit 5 (M2427) Letting the AI Off the Leash (Without Getting Bitten)
17 17-capstone-the-full-loop.md Capstone The Full Loop: One Feature, End to End

Each file's top-of-file HTML comment holds the suggested title, slug, meta description, and tags for WordPress. Titles above are starting points; every post also carries an alt title in its metadata block.

Before publishing: checklist

  • [COURSE LINK] placeholders filled with the course URL https://git.jpaul.io/justin/ai-workflow-course. At public launch: (a) if the GitHub mirror becomes the public home, swap these to the mirror URL; (b) inline cross-post references ("announcement post", "last post", "course lab") currently all point at the course home; repoint them to the specific jpaul.me post URLs (or wiki module pages) once those exist.
  • Fill every [insert a screenshot referencing XYZ here] placeholder with a real image.
  • Decide whether to keep or strip the top-of-file metadata comment block.