What to Install
For CSC120, you can work on your assignments in the Department of Computer Science computer labs. If you would like to work on your own computer, you will need to install a few things. In each case, please check to make sure you download the right package for your machine.
- Python 2.5.4: the Python programming language
- Wingware IDE (install Wing 101) : the application we use to edit and run Python programs.
-
nose: this is a set of functions for automatically
testing your own programs.
- Windows:
- Step 1: Install setuptools (install the Python 2.5 version)
- Step 2: Go to Accessories, then to DOS Command Prompt
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Step 3: In DOS type:
path=%path%;newdir(wherenewdiris replaced with the location of the Python 2.5 scripts, which is probably something like C:\Python25\Scripts) -
Step 4: In DOS Type:
easy_install nose
- Mac OS X:
- Step 1: Install setuptools (install the Python 2.5 version)
- Step 2: Open a terminal window
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Step 3: type:
easy_install nose
- Windows: