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==Download the | ==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/ | # 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/WikipediaAPI.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, open Finder and navigate to your Desktop directory. Find | # The ".zip" extension on the above file indicates that it is a compressed Zip archive. We need to "extract" its contents. To do this, open Finder 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 | ==Test the WikipediaAPI code== | ||
Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop/ | Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop/WikipediaAPI directory where the WikipediaAPI code lives. For example, if the WikipediaAPI project is at <code>~/Desktop/WikipediaAPI</code>, | ||
cd ~/Desktop/ | cd ~/Desktop/WikipediaAPI | ||
will change you into that directory (the "~" means your home directory!), and | will change you into that directory (the "~" means your home directory!), and | ||
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ls | ls | ||
will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "<code> | will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "<code>wikipedia-mwc1.py</code>", which has a "<code>.py</code>" extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type: | ||
python | python wikipedia-mwc1.py | ||
at the command prompt to execute the <code> | at the command prompt to execute the <code>wikipedia-mwc1.py</code> Python script. Wait a little while while your computer connects to Wikipedia. You should see some data from Wikipedia go by on your screen. If you don't, let a staff member know. | ||
==Success!== | ==Success!== | ||
You are done downloading the | You are done downloading the WikipediaAPI project! | ||
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[[Category:Spring_2015_series]] | [[Category:Spring_2015_series]] | ||
