abhirammadugula/h03

44-564 H03 Working with Python

Basic python introduction and concepts needed in preparation for working with MapReduce

Prerequisites (recommended)

• 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

Install Python 2

• Open PowerShell
• Run: choco install python2 -y

System Environment Variables

Path should include C:\Python2; C:\Python2\Scripts

For compatibilty with Python 3

• Rename C:\Python2\python.exe to python2.exe
• Rename C:\Python2\pythonw.exe to pythonw2.exe

Create / Edit Python Code files

• 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"

Execute Code

• Right-click in the repo folder and "Open PowerShell here as Administrator"
• Run: pythonw2 filename.py (where 'filename' is the actual filename)

References

See Udacity "Introduction to Hadoop and MapReduce"

• https://classroom.udacity.com/courses/ud617/