Python and Django Course

Welcome to the Python and Django course for Nashville Software School.

Installations

For installations, make sure you run the following commands in Ubuntu terminal if you're on Windows, or Mac Terminal. DO NOT RUN THEM IN THE VS CODE INTEGRATED TERMINAL

Mac Users

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nashville-software-school/course-bash-scripts/main/python/mac-installs.sh)"

Windows and Linux Users

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nashville-software-school/course-bash-scripts/main/python/wsl-ubuntu-installs.sh)"

After running this script, if you do not see a message that says "Success! You are ready to start coding with Python", reach out to an instructor. To make sure the script was actually successful run python3 --version if you do not get a number that starts with 3, close the terminal, reopen and try that command again. If the version still does not start with 3, let an instructor know.

Python Formatting

1. If you don't have VS Code open, open it now. It doesn't matter for which project.
2. Open the Command Palette and search for "settings"
3. Choose Preferences: Open User Settings
4. Type "python format" in the settings search
5. In the Editor: Default Formatter section, choose Black Formatter as the default formatter.
6. You can close the settings window now.