Check setup #

Welcome back to CS! These instructions will help you get your computer set up for the class. If you get stuck or are unsure what to do, send a screenshot of your error to Ms. Brown or Ms. Genzlinger.

Ensure Xcode is Updated #

💻 Copy and paste the command below into your Terminal to install Xcode. Then press Enter/Return. Make sure you have a strong internet connection, this may take up to 2 hours to complete. Don’t worry, you can still use your computer and have it running in the background.

xcode-select --install

💻 Enter your password when prompted. You won’t see any letters appearing as you enter the password. This is a security feature.

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If you already have this installed, you will see the following message instead:

xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use "Software Update" to install updates

Install Latest Version of Python #

(0) Start by installing the latest version of Python. Open this link, click “Download Python,” and follow the installation instructions.

(1) Once the installation finishes, you will see a Finder window showing what was installed. (If you closed the window, open Finder, click on “Applications,” and then “Python 3.12” (or whatever version of Python you just installed).

(2) Check Python installed successfully by typing python --version into the Terminal. You should see a version number above 3.12.

(3) Double-click on “Install Certificates.command”. This will will open a Terminal window and run a bunch of commands. Once you see [Process completed], you may close the window.

(4) Double-click on “Update Shell Profile.command”. Each of these will open a Terminal window and run a bunch of commands. Once you see [Process completed], you may close the window.

Here is a video that walks you through the steps.

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If you see a red “Permission denied” error message when running “Install Certificates.command”:

• open a Terminal window and run sudo "/Applications/Python 3.12/Install Certificates.command"
• You will be asked for an administrator password; you won’t see any letters appearing as you enter the password. This is a security feature.

Update Homebrew #

Homebrew helps you install different libraries and packages

brew update

brew upgrade

Reinstall Poetry #

Poetry makes sure your coding environment is set up to work for all your coding projects

curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 - --uninstall

curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | POETRY_UNINSTALL=1 python3 -

💻 Run the below command to install Pipx with Brew. We will nowuse Pipx to install and update Poetry.

brew install pipx

pipx install poetry

Testing your Setup #

💻 Run each of the following checks one at a time to check your setup. If you do not see an version number, there was an error with the install.

✔️ Checks Xcode

xcode-select --version

✔️ Checks Python

python3 --version

✔️ Checks Homebrew

brew --version

✔️ Checks Poetry

poetry --version

⚡✨ Fill out the Install Form

✅ Fill out this form to notify your teachers if your install was successfull: forms.gle/uHZ2xGhuhhYFnCkXA