Getting Started

Python

Install PyCharm. You can get the professional version by applying for the academic license.
Lauch PyCharm and create a new project:
- Select Pure Python on the left pane.
- Choose (or make) a directory called data-science.
- Choose an interpreter that is 3.4.x or above.
- Click the gear button on the righthand side and select Create VirtualEnv. Give env as name and choose the data-science directory you just created as location.
- Click the Create button at the bottom.
Install requests:
- Open the Preferences pane from the menu and search for Project Interpreter.
- Click the + sign at the bottom of the Project Interpreter pane.
- Search for requests and click the Install Package button.
Create a python package called src.

Create the python file called getting_started.py and paste the following code:

import requests

r = requests.get('http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~choi')
print(r)

Run the program by clicking [Run -> Run].
If you see the following output on the console, your program runs successfully.
```
<Response [200]>
```

Install Jupyter Notebook.
On a terminal, go to the data-science directory.
Enter the following command to activate the virtualenv:
```
$ env/bin/activate
```
Enter the following command to launch Jupyter Notebook:
```
(env) $ jupyter notebook
```
On the web-browser where it is launched, create a new notebook and followed the steps in getting_started.ipyn.

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