CSIS 201 - Intro. to Computer Science I
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Installing Python (2.5.2)
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Helpful Advice... follow it!
- Remember... setting up the environment on your computer is not
a replacement for the lab but rather a supplement. If not used properly,
this will hurt you rather than help you in the course. Each semester
some of the first students to drop the course are those who attempt
to only work from their room and rarely go to the lab. When they
get stuck they turn to their Art Major roommate for help...and it's
the Titanic all over again. On the other hand those students who
work in the lab and get stuck have lab assistants (upper division
CSIS majors) or myself to help them. Working in your room is great...understanding
what you're doing is better. When you get stuck, get your tush down
to the lab and ask for help!!! ...NEVER SAY DIE!!!
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Installation (Windows)
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- Create a python work directory(folder) called python
on your hard drive C:\ This is the folder in which you will
save all your development(code) work.
- Download the following file and save it on your desktop. Right
click on the link below and select "Save Link/Target As..."
- Double click on the file python-2.5.2.msi Follow the
installation instructions, choose the defaults.
- The development environment "Idle" comes bundled in the deployment package above.
Installation (Mac)
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- Create a python
work directory(folder) called python on your hard drive.
This is the folder in which you will save all your development(code)
work.
- Download the following file and save it on your desktop. python-2.5.2-macosx.dmg (~18MB)
- Double click on the file python-2.5.2-macosx.dmg This will extract a folder in which you double click on the application and follow the
installation instructions, choose the defaults.
- The devlopment environment TextWrangler is available here. This is a nice text editor for beginners in this course.
