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In this section, we'll download everything we need for tomorrow's projects. | In this section, we'll download everything we need for tomorrow's projects. | ||
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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: | 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..." | ;Windows | ||
# The ".zip" extension on the above file indicates that it is a compressed Zip archive. We need to "extract" its contents. Find CDSW_Babynames-master.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called | # Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: https://github.com/CommunityDataScienceCollective/CDSW_Babynames/archive/master.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 CDSW_Babynames-master.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called babynames containing several files. | |||
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# Click the following link, select "Save file" and click "Okay" to start the download: https://github.com/CommunityDataScienceCollective/CDSW_Babynames/archive/master.zip | |||
# The file <t>CDSW_Babynames-master.zip</t> will be saved to your default download location (usually "Downloads"). We suggest that you move it to somewhere like your Desktop or Documents folder so you can find it easier. | |||
# The ".zip" extension on the above file indicates that it is a compressed Zip archive. We need to "extract" its contents. Double click <t>CDSW_Babynames-master.zip</t> to do this. It will create a folder called "CDSW_Babynames-master" that contains several files. | |||
===Test the Baby Names code=== | ===Test the Baby Names code=== | ||
Start jupyter notebook and navigate to the Desktop\CDSW_Babynames-master.zip directory where the Baby Names code lives. Open <code> BabyNames.ipynb</code>. Run the first two cells that read (1): | |||
import ssadata | import ssadata | ||
And (2): | |||
for name in ssadata.boys.keys(): | for name in ssadata.boys.keys(): | ||
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print("There were " + str(ssadata.boys[name]) + " boys named " + name) | print("There were " + str(ssadata.boys[name]) + " boys named " + name) | ||
You should get the output | |||
<code>There were 10 boys named mako </code> | <code>There were 10 boys named mako </code> | ||
If this doesn't work | If this doesn't work let a mentor know. | ||
===Success!=== | ===Success!=== | ||
You've completed setup for the Baby Names project. | You've completed setup for the Baby Names project. | ||
==State Capitals== | ==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: https://communitydata.science/~mako/State_Capitals.ipynb | |||
==Success!== | ==Success!== | ||
You are done downloading the Saturday projects | You are done downloading the Saturday projects. | ||
[[File:Champagne.png|100px]][[File:Party.png|125px]] | [[File:Champagne.png|100px]][[File:Party.png|125px]] | ||
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