pn_setup_instructions

Basic computer setup instructions for Project Night challenge participants.

Install Python

We use only Python3 at Project Night. We currently recommend 3.6.x (as of 2019/02/21) for broad library compatibility.

Install a Text Editor

We encourage either Sublime Text 3 or Atom because they're free, cross-platform, relatively simple for all participants to use, and memory efficient. However, feel free to use a comparable editor. Please avoid using custom keybindings such as Vim or Emacs to ease development by all group participants during challenges.

Download the Repository

If you are familiar with git, run:

  git clone https://github.com/chicagopython/<repo_name>.git

If not:

1. Go to https://github.com/chicagopython/<project_name>

2. Click on "Clone or download" > "Download ZIP" and unzip the file that gets downloaded

3. From your command line, change directories to the path where you unzipped the repository:

   On linux or OS X: cd path/to/project

   On Windows: cd path\to\project

Set up virtualenv

If you are using Linux or OS X, run the following to create a new virtualenv:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

On Windows, instead run the following:

python3 -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt