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=== Goal #2: Practice navigating the computer from a command prompt ===
=== Goal #2: Practice navigating the computer from a command prompt ===


* [[/Windows terminal navigation|Windows]]
* Make sure they know how to launch a command prompt
* [[/OSX terminal navigation|OS X]]
* [[/Linux terminal navigation|Linux]]


=== Goal #3: Set up Python ===
=== Goal #3: Set up Python ===

Revision as of 05:44, 24 February 2013

Actual setup guide

Goal #1: Set up git

Goal #2: Practice navigating the computer from a command prompt

Goal #3: Set up Python

  • Make sure Python works

Goal #4: Prepare a text editor

  • Make sure they have a text editor, and have it configured to Python with 4 spaces

Goal #5: Prepare the workshop code, via git

Goal #6: Create a special Python environment for the workshop

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  • Python robot TA checkoff

(Optional; can be skipped)

  • Make sure they have a Heroku account, and have the software installed
  • Make sure they have a Github account

Setup guide, for instructors

  • Provide a printed check-off sheet, and have TAs roam around and make sure students demo the check-off sheet

Other things

  • Give people a Django cheat sheet

Asheesh questions


Then enter:
$ git branch my-branch-1

  • Did you forget "git checkout"?
  • TA guide should have instructions for addressing:
    • If the student can't push during the Sharing section, and it is because they worked on local master, have them rename the branch
    • do github in sharing
  • get some TAs