setup.md

Setup

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Development Environment

• Install Python
  • MacOS: Homebrew
  • Windows: Python
• Install VSCode
• Install VSCode Python Extension
• Setup Live Share
• Create folder for Python files
• Open folder in VSCode
• Run "Python: Create environment" and select venv with the most recent version of Python available
• Create file "salary_prediction.py" and copy & paste contents from this file
• Save (and select "Black" Python formatter)
• Run using "Run Python File" button
• Set a breakpoint somewhere
• Debug using "Debug Python File" button (from dropdown)
• Run in integrated terminal by running python salary_prediction.py (Windows might differ)

This tutoring approach

• Short explanation of CS vs Dev background
• Following along with textbook linked below

How to do this

Goal

• Participate in Advent of Code as it comes out

Brainstorming project ideas

• Machine Learning / AI
  • Creating a text generator based on your own / friend's messages (Markov chain)
  • Image classification (scikit-learn)
• Challenges
  • Old Advent of Code
• Automating tasks
• Making a game with pygame
• Making a webserver with flask

Resources

• Introduction to Computer Science using Python (PDF)
• Awesome Python (Web)

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Talked about in protocol 2023-07-30.

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