Basic python introduction and concepts needed in preparation for working with MapReduce
- Install Git for Windows
- Install TortoiseGit
- Install Chocolatey, the Windows package manager
- Install VS Code for editing
- Install VS Code Python extension by Microsoft >5M installs
- Add "Open PowerShell Window Here as Administrator" to context menu in Windows 10
- Open PowerShell
- Run: choco install python2 -y
Path should include C:\Python2; C:\Python2\Scripts
- Rename C:\Python2\python.exe to python2.exe
- Rename C:\Python2\pythonw.exe to pythonw2.exe
- Fork or Import the repo to get your own repo in the cloud.
- Clone your repo down to your machine for editing
- Right-click in the repo folder and "Open with Code"
- Right-click in the repo folder and "Open PowerShell here as Administrator"
- Run: pythonw2 filename.py (where 'filename' is the actual filename)
See Udacity "Introduction to Hadoop and MapReduce"