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==Download the WikipediaAPI project== | ==Download the WikipediaAPI project== | ||
# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: http://mako.cc/teaching/2015/cdsw-spring/ | # Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: http://mako.cc/teaching/2015/cdsw-spring/wikipedia-data-example.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 WikipediaAPI.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called WikipediaAPI containing several files. | # 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 WikipediaAPI.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called WikipediaAPI containing several files. | ||
==Test the WikipediaAPI code== | ==Test the WikipediaAPI code== | ||
Start up PowerShell and navigate to the Desktop\ | Start up PowerShell and navigate to the Desktop\wikipedia-data-example directory where the WikipediaAPI code lives. For example, if the WikipediaAPI project is at <code>C:\Users\'''YOURUSERNAME'''\Desktop\WikipediaAPI</code>, | ||
cd C:\Users\'''YOURUSERNAME'''\Desktop\WikipediaAPI | cd C:\Users\'''YOURUSERNAME'''\Desktop\WikipediaAPI |
Revision as of 17:29, 25 April 2015
Download the WikipediaAPI project
- Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: http://mako.cc/teaching/2015/cdsw-spring/wikipedia-data-example.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 WikipediaAPI.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called WikipediaAPI containing several files.
Test the WikipediaAPI code
Start up PowerShell and navigate to the Desktop\wikipedia-data-example directory where the WikipediaAPI code lives. For example, if the WikipediaAPI project is at C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Desktop\WikipediaAPI
,
cd C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Desktop\WikipediaAPI
will change you into that directory, and
ls
will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "wikipedia-mwc1.py
", which has a ".py
" extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type:
python wikipedia-mwc1.py
at the command prompt to execute the wikipedia-mwc1.py
Python script. Wait a little while while your computer connects to Wikipedia. You should see a series of data from Wikipedia run by on your screen. If you don't, let a staff member know.
Success!
You are done downloading the WikipediaAPI project!