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In this section, we'll download everything we need for tomorrow's projects. ==Wordplay== [[File:Crossword.png|200px]] ===Download the Wordplay project=== We've written some skeleton code for the Wordplay project already. Download this code so you're ready to start working with it tomorrow: # Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: http://mako.cc/teaching/2014/cdsw-autumn/Wordplay.zip # Find Wordplay.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called Wordplay containing several files. ===Test the Wordplay code=== Start a command prompt and navigate to the ~/Desktop/Wordplay directory where the Wordplay code lives. For example, if the Wordplay project is at <code>~/Desktop/Wordplay</code>, cd ~/Desktop/Wordplay will change you into that directory, and ls will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "words1.py", which has a ".py" extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type: python words1.py at the command prompt to execute the words1.py Python script. You should see a column of English words printed to the screen. If you don't, let a staff member know. ===Success!=== You've completed setup for the Wordplay project. ==Baby Names== [[File:Being a twin means you always have a pillow or blanket handy.jpg|350px]] ===Download the Baby Names project=== You'll be playing with data from the list of all baby names in the US (used more than five times in a year) from the last several years: # Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: http://mako.cc/teaching/2014/cdsw-autumn/babynames.zip # The ".zip" extension on the above file indicates that it is a compressed Zip archive. We need to "extract" its contents. To do this, click on "Start", then "Computer", and navigate to your Desktop directory. Find babynames.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called babynames containing several files. ===Test the Baby Names code=== Start a command prompt and navigate to the ~/Desktop/babynames directory where the Baby Names code lives. For example, if the Baby Names project is at <code>~/Desktop/babynames</code>, cd ~/Desktop/babynames will change you into that directory, and ls will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "babynames1.py", which has a ".py" extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type: python babynames1.py at the command prompt to execute the babynames1.py Python script. It should output text that says something like this: There were 12 boys named mako If it does not, let a staff member know. ===Success!=== You've completed setup for the Baby Names project. ==State Capitals== We'll look at an example Python script that quizzes you on state capitals during the lecture on Saturday. # Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: http://mako.cc/teaching/2014/cdsw-autumn/state_capitals.py ==Success!== You are done downloading the Saturday projects. [[File:Champagne.png|100px]][[File:Party.png|125px]]
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