if the person you are teaching has a more mathematical background, then you will not have that much problem getting them used to functions calling self, and loo

if the person you are teaching has a more mathematical background, then you will not have that much problem getting them used to functions calling self, and loops inside other loops, etc. The trick would be to reduce functions into smaller more elegant segments. And if they are not, have them take some math classes or teach them about project management :)