Setup

Overview

Teaching: 5 min
Exercises: 15 min

Questions

• What software and skills do I need?

Objectives

• Prepare for the training

Required software / services

You will need:

• Access to Zoom video conferencing system (for remote participants, depending on which works on the day!)
  • Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android
  • Password: see etherpad
• An account on GitHub is required for some of the activities.
• An operating system which gives you a proper command line (bash terminal)
  • For windows this means using something like gitbash, WSL, or the Anaconda prompt
  • For OSX or Linux the regular terminal will be fine
• Python 3.6 or later
  • We recommend installing python via Miniconda
• A zest for life

See instructions on the home page

Optional but recommended software

• A integrated development environment (IDE) or text editor of choice
  • We recommend Visual Studio Code or PyCharm
• Miniconda
  • MacOS
  • Linux
  • Windows

Assumed knowledge

This course assumes that you have basic proficiency in python and bash. If you are not familiar with these languages, we recommend that you complete the following lessons before attending this workshop:

• (linux) command line / bash SWC Lesson, ADACS Lesson
• Python scripting SWC Lesson, ADACS Lesson

Key Points

• You should now be ready to start the training