Setting up the web app: Difference between revisions

== Section 3: ColorWall Setup==

You'll be writing effects for a ColorWall like the one in this video!

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<li>Download the ColorWall project from http://mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop

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<li>Windows users, try http://mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop/ColorWall.zip first. The file should automatically get uncompressed when you download it.</li>

<li>OS X and Linux users can use either the .zip or .tar.gz file.</li>

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<li>The ColorWall project has no dependencies to install on common, modern Windows, OS X, and Linux* distributions. To confirm that you have no dependencies to install, at Python prompt run:

<pre>import Tkinter</pre>

If that command results in an <code>ImportError</code>, let a staff member know and we'll help get your dependencies set up. (*On some Debian installation, when you <code>import Tkinter</code> it will tell you that you need to install the <code>python-tk</code> package, which you should do)</li>

<li>Run the example effects</li>

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