Expand Help section to include discussion of genAI

[tobyhodges]

This updates the existing section about how to get help, to include a discussion of generative AI. It is based on the changes made and discussed in swcarpentry/python-novice-gapminder#697 (and in various other communication channels -- please see the linked PR thread for more details)

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🤖 This automated message can help you check the rendered files in your submission for clarity. If you have any questions, please feel free to open an issue in {sandpaper}.

If you have files that automatically render output (e.g. R Markdown), then you should check for the following:

• 🎯 correct output
• 🖼️ correct figures
• ❓ new warnings
• ‼️ new errors

Rendered Changes

🔍 Inspect the changes: https://github.com/datacarpentry/python-ecology-lesson/compare/md-outputs..md-outputs-PR-621

The following changes were observed in the rendered markdown documents:

 00-before-we-start.md | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 md5sum.txt            |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

What does this mean?

If you have source files that require output and figures to be generated (e.g. R Markdown), then it is important to make sure the generated figures and output are reproducible.

This output provides a way for you to inspect the output in a diff-friendly manner so that it's easy to see the changes that occur due to new software versions or randomisation.

⏱️ Updated at 2025-04-29 14:12:01 +0000