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# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: |
# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: |
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#* http://mako.cc/teaching/2014/cdsw/ColorWall.zip |
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#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. |
#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. |
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===Test the ColorWall code=== |
===Test the ColorWall code=== |
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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/ |
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/mako/Desktop/ColorWall</code>, |
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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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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: |
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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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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You can also run both sets of effects by typing: |
You can also run both sets of effects by typing: |
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===Success!=== |
===Success!=== |
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We've written some skeleton code for the Wordplay project already. Download this code so you're ready to start working with it tomorrow: |
We've written some skeleton code for the Wordplay project already. Download this code so you're ready to start working with it tomorrow: |
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# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: |
# 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/Wordplay.zip |
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#* http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop7/Wordplay.zip |
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#Find Wordplay.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called Wordplay containing several files. |
#Find Wordplay.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called Wordplay containing several files. |
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===Test the Wordplay code=== |
===Test the Wordplay code=== |
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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/ |
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/mako/Desktop/Wordplay</code>, |
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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: |
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: |
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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. |
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. |
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We'll look at an example Python script that quizzes you on state capitals during the lecture on Saturday. |
We'll look at an example Python script that quizzes you on state capitals during the lecture on Saturday. |
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# Right click the following file, click "Save Target as..." or "Save link as...", and save it to your Desktop directory: |
# 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/state_capitals.py |
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#* http://web.mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop7/state_capitals.py |
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==Success!== |
==Success!== |