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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...", "Download Linked File as...", or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: https://github.com/CommunityDataScienceCollective/babynames-cdsw/archive/master.zip
# 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-autumn/babynames.zip
# 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 "CDSW_Babynames-master" containing several files. (Mac users can drag the "CDSW_Babynames-master" folder from Downloads to Desktop). (Windows users can navigate to the Desktop by clicking on "Start", then "Computer", and navigate to your Desktop directory).  If you're using a new Mac, it may change the name of your file from ending in .ipynb to ending in .txt. This will not work: use command-i (get info) and then click on the type section. Remove the .txt at the end of the file name and hit tab -- when your Mac asks you if you want to do this, say yes.
# 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===
===Test the Baby Names code===
Launch Jupyter Notebook through the Anaconda Navigator and navigate to the "CDSW_Babynames-master" directory where the Baby Names code lives.  Open <code> BabyNames.ipynb</code>.


;Running cells
Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop\babynames directory where the Baby Names code lives.  
To test that everything is working, we will run the first two cells in this notebook. "Run" means executing the code in the cell. You can run a cell two ways: 1) by clicking the "run" button, or 2) by clicking the grey part of the cell and then typing SHIFT + ENTER (or "RETURN") at the same time.
 
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'''On Windows'''
 
If the Baby Names project is at <code>C:\Users\'''{Your User Name}'''\Desktop\babynames</code>,


'''Step 1:''' Run the first cells that reads:
cd C:\Users\'''{Your User Name}'''\Desktop\babynames


  import ssadata
will change you into that directory
</div>


If you are running this cell for the first time, it will look like nothing has happened! That's expected. But if you are curious about what just you just did, ask a mentor!
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'''On Mac'''


'''Step 2:''' Run the second cell that reads:
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>,


  for name in ssadata.boys.keys():
cd ~/Desktop/babynames
      if name == "mako":
          print("There were " + str(ssadata.boys[name]) + " boys named " + name)


This time, you should get the output
will change you into that directory
</div>


<code>There were 10 boys named mako </code>
'''On both operating systems'''


If this doesn't work, let a mentor know!
Once you've navigated to the correct directory, type


====Note: After the first two cells, you can stop: we will work through this notebook in the next session.====
ls
 
to show you the source code files in that directory.
 
One of the files is <code>babynames1.py</code>, 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 mentor know.


===Success!===
===Success!===


You've completed setup for the Baby Names project. If you are curious, you can try running the next few cells in the notebook too, and check out their output!
You've completed setup for the Baby Names project.


==State Capitals==
==State Capitals==


During the lecture on Saturday, we'll also look at an example Python script that quizzes you on state capitals .
We'll look at an example Python script that quizzes you on state capitals during the lecture on Saturday.
 
# Save the following file to your Desktop directory: https://communitydata.science/~mako/State_Capitals.ipynb. (Windows users can save the file by right clicking on the file link and choosing "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...".) (Mac users can save the file with Option + Clicking on the link.)


;Tip: ''If you want to keep all your CDSW code together, you can create a new folder on your desktop called "CDSW" and move both this notebook (State_Capitals.ipynb) and the babynames directory (CDSW_Babynames-master) into it.''
# 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/state_capitals.py


==Success!==
==Success!==


You are done downloading the Saturday projects. You can move on to the [[CDSW/Day_0_setup_and_tutorial|next step]].
You are done downloading the Saturday projects.


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