We use a lot of Python in this course for teaching practical implementation of the models. So, participants having prior programming background definitely have an advantage.
For participants who do not have a programming background, they will need to attend a primer module on basic Python Programming. For registered participants of the course, when you join the course, you get access to a Primer module on Python.
The Python primer module is designed for people who do not have any kind of prior programming background and want to learn programming for developing applications related to finance. The aim of this module is to teach python in an easy, lucid and structured way so that people coming from even no-technical or non-programming background can learn and use the python language.