Setup
Basic setup
To get your computer ready, we need to configure the workspace you will use for the class. Select your operating system and follow the instructions. Please let Chris know if you run into any issues.
Windows
- Check your system requirements.
- Check which version of Windows you are running. You need Windows 10 version 2004 and higher (Build 19041 and higher) or Windows 11.
- Make sure your account has administrator rights (or get someone who has administrator rights to run this setup for you).
- Install Visual Studio Code
- Install Ubuntu (Full instructions)
- Open the Windows Command Prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and selecting "Run as administrator."
- Enter
wsl --install
, press enter, and then restart your machine when the installation completes.
- Open the Ubuntu app. You will see the Terminal.
- Run
sudo apt update
- Run
sudo apt upgrade
- Run
sudo apt install pipx
- Run
pipx ensurepath
- Continue on to Install MWC.
MacOS
- Open the Terminal app.
- Install Homebrew
- Run
brew install pipx
- Run
brew install python@3.12
- Run
brew install python-tk
- Run
pipx ensurepath
- Continue on to Install MWC.
Linux
- Open the Terminal app.
- Run
sudo apt update
- Run
sudo apt upgrade
- Run
sudo apt install code
- Run
sudo apt install pipx
- Run
pipx ensurepath
- Continue on to Install MWC.
Install MWC
- Run
pipx install making-with-code-cli
MWC is a special program we wrote for this class which will help you set up your assignments.
Configure MWC
- 💻
Run
mwc setup
.