VSCode, Python, Jupyter, ... • 9 min read

Hacks

Complete the procedure below accurately. These are absolutely required and must be 100% accurate for your success.

GitHub Account

• Follow instruction https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/signing-up-for-github/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account Use your own personal/permanent email… NOT SCHOOL!!! GitHub account belongs to you.

MacOS 1st Time Developer

VSCode install

• Install VSCode

Anaconda install

• Download for MacOS: Anaconda
• Run Install: Answer yes to questions

Homebrew install

• Copy and Paste to Install from Terminal Homebrew
  • Copy bash ... curl ... command using copy box on website
  • Launch terminal from search bar
  • Paste bash ... curl ... command into Terminal …
  • Make sure command starts, this should provide feedback/output in terminal and could take a long time, like 10-min, there could be a prompt in the middle, at about 5-minutes. Follow any on screen instructions provided in terminal output to finish.
• Homebrew installs a tool called “brew” which helps add and manage developer packages on MacOS.

At this point, the next task is to prepare tools. You must start a new Terminal. Now the Terminal prompt should be prefixed with (base). If not, you need to go back to Anaconda install.

• Open new Terminal, your prompt should look like this…

  (base) iMac:~ jmort1021$
  

Key Packages needed on MacOS

• Close and Start a new terminal, run each command in Terminal

  $ brew list # list packages
  $ brew update # update package list
  $ brew upgrade # upgrade packages
  $ brew install git  # install latest git
  $ brew install python # install python3 for development
  $ python --version # version of python3 installed
  

  Windows 1st Time Developer

  VSCode install using WSL. Windows users have option to have best of Windows and Linux while developing within VSCode.

• Install VSCode using WSL.
• Required review, become familiar with Windows WSL development

Anaconda install on WSL.

• Try the exact commands in WSL Command / Powershell.
• Only if there is a wget error… To find the latest Linux-x86 distribution hover over 64-Bit (x86) Installer of this page: https://www.anaconda.com/download#downloads. Hover over wget and Anaconda3 commands based on new link.

  PS C:\Users\UserName> wsl  # Windows prompt to WSL command
  $ cd /tmp
  $ wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2023.03-1-Linux-x86_64.sh
  $ chmod +x Anaconda3-2023.03-1-Linux-x86_64.sh
  # Answer yes to all the prompts
  $ ./Anaconda3-2023.03-1-Linux-x86_64.sh
  

At this point, the next task is to prepare for Packages, Jupyter Notebooks, and Kernels. You must start a new WSL Command / Powershell. Now the WSL prompt should be prefixed with (base) from Anaconda install. If not, you need to go back to Anaconda install.

• Open Command / Powershell. If you are not looking like this you need to back up.

  PS C:\Users\ShayM> wsl  # Windows prompt
  (base) shay@MSI:/mnt/c/Users/ShayM$ cd ~ # WSL prompt
  (base) shay@MSI:~$ # WSL home, best place to install files
  

Key Packages needing update on WSL Ubuntu

• In a WSL Command / Powershell install Python3 ```bash $ sudo apt list # list packages $ sudo apt update # update package list $ sudo apt upgrade # upgrade packages $ sudo apt install python3 python3-pip # install python3 and pip3 for development $ python –version # version of python3 should be shown

Jupyter Install and Kernels (MacOs and WSL)

Install Jupyter and check python kernel

(base) id:~$ conda --version 
(base) id:~$ conda install jupyter # install jupyter
(base) id:~$ jupyter kernelspec list # list installed kernels
Available kernels:
  python3    /home/shay/.local/share/jupyter/kernels/python3