Educative - Learn Python 3 from Scratch - Introduction

Summary of steps to complete

• Fork this repository so you have your own copy to work on.
• Clone the repository on your local machine.
• Complete the Jupyter Notebook included in this repository.
• Push your completed notebook to your GitHub repository.
• Submit a link to this GitHub repository in Canvas.

Fork & Clone this repository

• We did this in a previous assignment. Instructions are here: https://github.com/cmcntsh/exerGitPractice
  • A reminder about forking a repository:
  • Forking a repository is copying it from an original GitHub account to your own GitHub account.
  • Forking a repository is done by clicking on the Fork button located at the top, right corner of the main repository page.
  • You can only fork a repository once. If you try to fork a repository on your own GitHub account, you'll get an error message. If you try to fork a repository you already forked (without deleting it on your own account first), you'll also get an error message that you already forked the repository.
• Cloning a repository can also be done directly in VSCode
  • Create a new folder on your machine where you want to put this repository if you don't already have one you want to use.
  • Copy the Clone or Download path for this repository from GitHub.
  • In VSCode from the command pallette (Ctrl-Shift-P) run Git: Clone
  • Paste the path into the path field which pops up
  • Select your new folder you created on your machine
  • A new folder for the repository with the repository files should be in the folder you selected showing in the Explorer window in VSCode on the left side.

Complete the Jupyter Notebook

• If you're new to Jupyter Notebooks, here's a short demonstration of how to get started: https://youtu.be/H1qhgB2LyN8
• Go through the tutorial at https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-python-3-from-scratch/xlV10w35oPq
• Complete the exercises in the Jupyter Notebook which is included in this repository.
• The exercises follow very closely the instructional material on the site linked above. (Sometimes exactly, sometimes with some slight variation.)
• This notebook is only for the Introduction section, so move to the next assignment when you've completed that section.

Push your updated file to your GitHub repository

• This can be done in VSCode.
  • In VSCode click on the Source Control button.
  • You should see the files that had changes. (Mine has the original file which shows an M next to it and a new file which says checkpoint in the name. You really only need to push the original file, but if you push both it shouldn't hurt anything.)
  • Hover over the changed file. Click the + sign to stage the change.
  • Enter a commit message in the message field and click the checkmark to commit the change.
  • Click on the 3 dots for more actions and select Sync. This will push the updated file to your GitHub repository.
  • Submit the link to your GitHub repository on Canvas.