I will be running a half-day workshop on Python programming for Medical School postgraduate students on Tuesday.

I've written some notes up as a website describing how to install Python on Newcastle University Windows Desktops, how to execute Python scripts, how to install Python packages, a brief introduction to programming, and some examples.

http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/conor.lawless/ScientificPython/

I'm trying to make the examples in particular relevant for biological researchers.