Community Data Science Workshops (Spring 2014)/April 5th Windows project dependencies
In this section, we'll download everything we need for tomorrow's projects.
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ColorWall[edit]
Download the ColorWall project[edit]
You'll be writing graphical effects for ColorWall. Download the 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://mako.cc/teaching/2014/cdsw/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, click on "Start", then "Computer", and navigate to your Desktop directory. Find ColorWall.zip on your Desktop and double-click on it to "unzip" it. That will create a folder called ColorWall containing several files.
Test the ColorWall code[edit]
Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop\ColorWall directory where the ColorWall code lives. For example, if the ColorWall project is at C:\Users\mako\Desktop\ColorWall
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cd C:\Users\mako\Desktop\ColorWall
will change you into that directory, and
dir
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:
python run.py
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:
python run.py -a -s
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:
python run.py -a
Success![edit]
You've completed setup for the ColorWall project.
Wordplay[edit]
Download the Wordplay project[edit]
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://mako.cc/teaching/2014/cdsw/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[edit]
Start a command prompt and navigate to the Desktop\Wordplay directory where the Wordplay code lives. For example, if the Wordplay project is at C:\Users\mako\Desktop\Wordplay
,
cd C:\Users\mako\Desktop\Wordplay
will change you into that directory, and
dir
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:
python words1.py
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![edit]
You've completed setup for the Wordplay project.
State Capitals[edit]
We'll look at an example Python script that quizzes you on state capitals during the lecture on Saturday.
- 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
Success![edit]
You are done downloading the Saturday projects.