Installation Guide

Program Installation guide

Python Installation

Python Install

Visit https://www.python.org/downloads/ and Download the latest version for Windows/Mac/Linux depending on your computer operating system.

Confirmation of Installation

If you installed Python successfully, make sure you open Windows PowerShell or Terminal on Mac and type in $python --version

$where.exe python

JavaScript Installation

JavaScript Installation

You don't need to install JavaScript because its interpreter is already embedded in all web browser. Simply you can run JavaScript on your web browser. Hit F12 on your keyboard, then the Console tab. Then you can type in JS code.

Codepen

Visit https://codepen.io/pen/ to open up online editor and front end web developer.

jsfidle

Test your JavaScript, CSS, HTML or CoffeeScript online with JSFiddle code editor.

Node.js Installation

Node.js Installation

Visit https://nodejs.org/en/ to download the latest LTS version (64-bit preferred) depending on your computer operating system.

Prerequisites

• A user account with administrator privileges (or the ability to download and install software)

• Access to the Windows command line (search > cmd > right-click > run as administrator) OR Windows PowerShell (Search > Powershell > right-click > run as administrator)

How to Install Node.js and NPM on Windows

See installation instruction here at https://phoenixnap.com/kb/install-node-js-npm-on-windows

Confirmation of Installation

Open Windows PowerShell and run the following commands:

$node --version

$where.exe node

Processing Installation

Anaconda Installation

Anaconda Installation

Visit https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual to download individual edition(64-bit preferred). The open-source Individual Edition (Distribution) is the easiest way to perform Python/R/JavaScript data science and machine learning on a single machine.

See installation instruction here at https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/windows/

Confirmation of Installation

Windows Start > Anaconda3(64-bit) > click Anaconda PowerShell Prompt(anaconda)

$conda --version

$conda update conda

Jupyter Notebook

In Anaconda3 PowerShell Prompt, type in

$jupyter notebook

If you need more help on jupyter notebook launch, see Launching Jupyter Notebook App at https://jupyter-notebook-beginner-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/execute.html.

Visual Studio Code Installation

VSC Installation

Visit https://code.visualstudio.com/ to download the latest version (64-bit preferred) depending on your computer operating system.

1. Download the Visual Studio Code installer for Windows.

2. Once it is downloaded, run the installer (VSCodeUserSetup-{version}.exe). This will only take a minute.

3. By default, VS Code is installed under C:\users\{username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code.

Confirmation of Installation

Launch Visual Studio Code from Windows Start Menu.

All you need after successful installation is to add a few extensions for Python and JavaScript language as follows: (1) & (2) & (6)

(1) Python extension for Visual Studio Code

(2) Prettier - Code formatter

(3) ESLint

(4) HTML Snippets

(5) Live Server

(6) Python Docstring Generator