Welcome 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.
This is the editor that you will use to write your code.
(0) Download and Install.Open this link, click “Download for macOS,” or click on “other plaforms” to choose your operating system. Follow the installation instructions.
(1) Drag to Applications Folder. Open up the Finder application on your Mac. On the left hand side, click on Downloads. Drag Visual Studio Code to the folder named Applications.
(2) Install Shell Commands. Open up your freshly installed Visual Studio Code application. From the top menu, select View > Command Pallete.
In the prompt, type Shell Commands and click on the first option to install the code command in your PATH.
For most of the remaining setup, you will be using your Terminal. This is an application that lets you type commands directly to your computer. You can access it through any of these ways:
Using your 🔍 spotlight search (press ⌘+space then type “terminal”)
Or, you can find it using your computer’s launchpad
One you have it open, it should look something like this:
💻 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
(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 python3.12 --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.
Homebrew helps you install different libraries and packages
💻 Run the below command to install homebrew.
This will install homebrew onto your computer. This may take up to an hour to complete. Don’t worry, you can still use your computer and have it running in the background. If you already have homebrew, then this step will be quick.
You may want to follow along with
this youtube video (watch 1:30 - 3:00)
