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   It is important you follow the instructions below to get yourself setup. If you have any troubles please speak with Mr. MacKenty.
   It is important you follow the instructions below to get yourself setup. If you have any troubles please speak with Mr. MacKenty.
  These instructions assume you have a school-issued laptop.
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== Join classroom ==


== Register with enthought ==
Please make sure you have joined our google classroom. If you have any trouble, please let your instructor know.  
Enthought is a scientific computing company specializing in Python. Their training videos are amongst the very best I've ever seen.


* Please [https://store.enthought.com/accounts/login/?next=/licenses/academic/request/ click this link] and register. Please note:
== Bookmark the following sites ==
* The organization must be "American School of Warsaw"
* The email address you use must be your school email address (ending in aswarsaw.org)
* You do not need to provide a phone number!
* After you have registered, please check you email and confirm your registration


== Download and install canopy ==
* https://computersciencewiki.org
* https://computersciencelearning.org
* https://discuss.computersciencelearning.org


* You must be logged in to download canopy.
== Please keep an eye open for an email from treehouse ==


== Please watch and learn the following videos  ==
Treehouse is a learning management system that we use to learn code. It's cool. If you see an email invite from them, please accept.


* https://training.enthought.com/course/INTRO_TO_PYTHON/lecture/COMMON_DATA_TYPES
== Launch, update, learn and keep in dock Sublime 3 ==
* https://training.enthought.com/course/INTRO_TO_PYTHON/lecture/INDEXING_AND_SLICING
* https://training.enthought.com/course/INTRO_TO_PYTHON/lecture/STRING_INTRO
* https://training.enthought.com/course/INTRO_TO_PYTHON/lecture/LISTS_NEW
* https://training.enthought.com/course/INTRO_TO_PYTHON/lecture/INTRO_CONTROL_FLOW
* https://training.enthought.com/course/INTRO_TO_PYTHON/lecture/IF_STATEMENT


== Download Sublime 3 ==
Sublime is a really powerful text editor used by professional programmers. It should already be installed on your computer. [https://www.sublimetext.com/3 click here to download if it is not installed.]


* Sublime is a powerful text editor used by professional programmers. [https://www.sublimetext.com/3 click here to download.]
# Start the application "Sublime 3".
# Update the application. The application should be version 3.1.1 build 3176.
# Please keep Sublime 3 in your dock
# Please watch these video to learn some really helpful features of sublime text:
## https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVkR1ZkNusI
## https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JFIeY46sIU


== Register for our class wiki ==
== Launch, update and keep in dock iTerm2 ==
iTerm is a replacement for your default terminal application. It should be installed on your computer. [https://www.iterm2.com/ Click here to download if it is not installed on your computer.]


[[File:wiki_email.png|thumb|Click here to see how you can ensure you will receive an email when a watched page is changed.]]
# Start the application "iTerm2"
# Update the application. The application should be version 3, build 3.2.0
# Keep the application in your dock


* Register for our class wiki
== Launch, update Microsoft Office ==
* it is important you confirm your email address and make sure you are notified when a "watched" page is changed. '''This is often how I will communicate with you'''.
Although we'll only use Excel this year it's good to have the whole version of office updated.
 
# This is a HUGE UPDATE (many gigabytes)
# Start Microsoft Excel and follow the steps to update everything
# This update will take many hours to complete.
# Keep the application Excel in your dock
 
== Register for our class forum ==
 
[https://discuss.computersciencelearning.org/index.php Please click here to request our class discussion forum] Once the page has been rendered by your browser, please click the "register" button and follow the instructions to register. Please make sure you use only your school email address, and please make sure your username:
 
# Does not contain your last name
# Does not contain any personally identifiable information
# Does not contain any inappropriate content
 
Most students use their first name, for example, Tom or Felix123
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== Register and setup JetBrains IDE ==
 
As high school students, you have access to powerful [[IDE|ide]] for free. The registration process is a bit complex and can take up to 7 days.
 
# https://www.jetbrains.com/shop/eform/students
# Please [https://youtu.be/tjED8IhTriU click here to watch a video with instructions to register]
# if you are using PyCharm, watch AND follow these videos
## https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rSBPGGLkW0 (Part 1)
## https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCJ5kiSmvUY (Part 2)
-->
 
== Install and setup Visual Studio Code ==
 
# [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qXZGorAgen22fCI0zBpRfJC2BeMORzx4rzampb8zBTA/edit Click here for instructions to install Visual Studio Code]
== Update the python package manager ==
 
As a Python programmer, you may need to install some external libraries or packages. We use a tool called pip for this.  
 
# Open the application iTerm2
# Type the following command: <syntaxhighlight inline>pip3 install --upgrade pip</syntaxhighlight>
 
== Please learn how to use the following sites ==
 
* https://computersciencewiki.org
* https://computersciencelearning.org
* https://discuss.computersciencelearning.org


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:46, 11 February 2019

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What you need to do to get started

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It is important you follow the instructions below to get yourself setup. If you have any troubles please speak with Mr. MacKenty. These instructions assume you have a school-issued laptop.

Join classroom

Please make sure you have joined our google classroom. If you have any trouble, please let your instructor know.

Bookmark the following sites

Please keep an eye open for an email from treehouse

Treehouse is a learning management system that we use to learn code. It's cool. If you see an email invite from them, please accept.

Launch, update, learn and keep in dock Sublime 3

Sublime is a really powerful text editor used by professional programmers. It should already be installed on your computer. click here to download if it is not installed.

  1. Start the application "Sublime 3".
  2. Update the application. The application should be version 3.1.1 build 3176.
  3. Please keep Sublime 3 in your dock
  4. Please watch these video to learn some really helpful features of sublime text:
    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVkR1ZkNusI
    2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JFIeY46sIU

Launch, update and keep in dock iTerm2

iTerm is a replacement for your default terminal application. It should be installed on your computer. Click here to download if it is not installed on your computer.

  1. Start the application "iTerm2"
  2. Update the application. The application should be version 3, build 3.2.0
  3. Keep the application in your dock

Launch, update Microsoft Office

Although we'll only use Excel this year it's good to have the whole version of office updated.

  1. This is a HUGE UPDATE (many gigabytes)
  2. Start Microsoft Excel and follow the steps to update everything
  3. This update will take many hours to complete.
  4. Keep the application Excel in your dock

Register for our class forum

Please click here to request our class discussion forum Once the page has been rendered by your browser, please click the "register" button and follow the instructions to register. Please make sure you use only your school email address, and please make sure your username:

  1. Does not contain your last name
  2. Does not contain any personally identifiable information
  3. Does not contain any inappropriate content

Most students use their first name, for example, Tom or Felix123

Install and setup Visual Studio Code

  1. Click here for instructions to install Visual Studio Code

Update the python package manager

As a Python programmer, you may need to install some external libraries or packages. We use a tool called pip for this.

  1. Open the application iTerm2
  2. Type the following command: pip3 install --upgrade pip

Please learn how to use the following sites

References