Editing Community Data Science Workshops (Fall 2015)/Day 0 setup and tutorial
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* Start your laptop and get on the wireless network. | * Start your laptop and get on the wireless network. | ||
* Work through the goals on this page in order | * Work through the goals on this page in order; they should take between 2 and 3 hours. Lots of staff will be around to help troubleshoot and to answer questions — don't hesitate to ask! | ||
* When you've finished all of the | * When you've finished all of the goal, raise your hand and a helper will come over and go through a checklist with you to make sure you're all set for tomorrow. | ||
'''Please be sure to do the checkoff before you leave''' — it'll make sure that you are in good shape for tomorrow. | '''Please be sure to do the checkoff before you leave''' — it'll make sure that you are in good shape for tomorrow. | ||
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In addition to being able to run Python, we are going to install a good text editor for writing and saving Python code during the workshop.<br /> | In addition to being able to run Python, we are going to install a good text editor for writing and saving Python code during the workshop.<br /> | ||
If you would like to use a different text editor from the recommendation for your operating system, please let a | If you would like to use a different text editor from the recommendation for your operating system, please let a staff member know. | ||
* [[Windows text editor|Windows]] | * [[Windows text editor|Windows]] | ||
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(Estimated time: 5 minutes) | (Estimated time: 5 minutes) | ||
We'll do a lot of learning and practicing at a Python " | We'll do a lot of learning and practicing at a Python prompt (this is "interactive" because you are typing the code and hitting enter to run it yourself, instead of running it from a file). So let's practice starting and exiting Python: | ||
* [[Windows interactive Python|Windows]] | * [[Windows interactive Python|Windows]] | ||
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(Estimated time: 10 - 15 minutes) | (Estimated time: 10 - 15 minutes) | ||
Throughout this workshop, we'll be running Python programs from the terminal, which means we'll want to be comfortable with navigating to those programs from the terminal prompt. In this section, we'll practice using these | Throughout this workshop, we'll be running Python programs from the terminal, which means we'll want to be comfortable with navigating to those programs from the terminal prompt. In this section, we'll practice using these navigation commands. | ||
* [[Windows terminal navigation|Windows]] | * [[Windows terminal navigation|Windows]] |