Welcome to MLE! 🎉 Follow these steps to get your development environment teed up and aligned to the rest of the class. This will ensure that we can hit the ground running this Saturday! 🏃
Windows
- Install Windows Subsystem for Linux using Powershell
wsl --install -d Ubuntu-20.04- Install Windows Terminal (You can even make it your default!)
- Install Ubuntu
Give it a test drive!
Continue by installing the following tools using Windows Terminal to setup your environment. When prompted, make sure to add conda to init.
| Tool | Purpose | Command |
|---|---|---|
| 🐍 Anaconda | Python & ML Toolkits | wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh bash Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh source ~/.bashrc |
| Version Control | sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install git-all |
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
Open terminal using Ctrl+Shift+T. Enter the following commands in terminal to setup your environment. When prompted, make sure to add conda to init.
| Tool | Purpose | Command |
|---|---|---|
| 🐍 Anaconda | Python & ML Toolkits | wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh bash Anaconda3-2021.11-Linux-x86_64.sh source ~/.bashrc |
| Version Control | sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install git-all |
macOS
Open terminal using ⌘+Space and type terminal. Enter the following commands in terminal to setup your environment. When prompted, make sure to add conda to init.
| Tool | Purpose | Command |
|---|---|---|
| 🐍 Anaconda | Python & ML Toolkits | wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.11-MacOSX-x86_64.sh bash Anaconda3-2021.11-MacOSX-x86_64.sh source ~/.bashrc |
| Version Control | sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install git-all |
If you don't already have one, make an account on Github
Creating a New Repository
When viewing the respository page, click on New and proceed to create your repo.
Filling Respository Details
Create the repository by inputting the following:
Repo nameRepo description- Make repo
public - Add a
README - Add
.gitignore(Python template) - Add
license(choose MIT)
Then click Create Repository.





