Boston Python Workshop 6/Friday/OSX project dependencies: Difference between revisions

==ColorWall==

[[File:Colorwall_matrix.png|200px]]

===Download the ColorWall project===

You'll be writing graphical effects for an existing ColorWall project. Download this ColorWall code and example effects so you're ready to start working with them tomorrow:

# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory:

#* http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop6/ColorWall.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, find ColorWall.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it. That will create a folder called ColorWall containing several files.

===Test the ColorWall code===

Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop/ColorWall directory where the ColorWall code lives. For example, if the ColorWall project is at <code>/home/jesstess/Desktop/ColorWall</code>,

<pre>

cd /home/rubixcube409/Desktop/ColorWall

</pre>

will change you into that directory (the "~" means your home directory!), and

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ls

</pre>

will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "run.py", which has a ".py" extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type:

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python run.py

</pre>

at the command prompt to execute the run.py Python script. You should see a window pop up and start cycling through colorful effects. If you don't, let a staff member know.

Now type:

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python run.py -a -s

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at the command prompt to execute the run.py Python script so that it runs only the advanced effects. You should see a window pop up and start cycling through different colorful effects. If you don't, let a staff member know.

You can also run both sets of effects by typing:

<pre>

python run.py -a

</pre>

===Success!===

You've completed setup for the ColorWall project.

==Wordplay==

[[File:Crossword.png|200px]]

===Download the Wordplay project===

We've written some skeleton code for the Wordplay project already. Download this code so you're ready to start working with it tomorrow:

# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory:

#* http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop6/Wordplay.zip

#Find Wordplay.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called Wordplay containing several files.

===Test the Wordplay code===

Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop/Wordplay directory where the Wordplay code lives. For example, if the Wordplay project is at <code>/Users/jesstess/Desktop/Wordplay</code>,

<pre>

cd /Users/jesstess/Desktop/Wordplay

</pre>

will change you into that directory, and

<pre>

ls

</pre>

will show you the source code files in that directory. One of the files is "words1.py", which has a ".py" extension indicating that it is a Python script. Type:

<pre>

python words1.py

</pre>

at the command prompt to execute the words1.py Python script. You should see a column of English words printed to the screen. If you don't, let a staff member know.

===Success!===

You've completed setup for the Wordplay project.

#* http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop6/Twitter.zip

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