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Starter Kit and Resources for Python and Azure

Python

Download and install the latest Python vesrion.

Important

During installation, add python to your environmental variables. That means that you have to check the box saying ADD TO PATH on the first screen during the installation

Note

If prompted select to additionally install pip.

Caution

We do not recommend using other python distributions (e.g. anaconda).

Next

  1. Verify that python is installed.
    • Open a command prompt and type the command for launching a python interpreter. Depending on the OS and python's version this can either be python, python3, py or py3.
    • If none work, you need to add python to your environmental variables manually. To do this, find the interpreter in the installation directory and add it as an environmental variable.
    • From now on we'll consider that python is installed and works with the command python. If this differs in your PC, use your own instead of python from now on.
  2. Verify that pip is installed.
    • Pip is a package manager for Python.
    • Open a command prompt and type the command pip.
    • If it doesn't exist type python -m pip. If this works, you can add pip to your environmental variables (look above on how to do this). `
    • If pip isn't installed, download the installer from here and run it as a python scripy: python get-pip.py.
  3. Packages required during this course can be installed using the pip package manager. Either pip install package-name or python -m pip install package-name. Any package that is required will be pointed out and installed in class.

Code editor

Feel free to use any IDE you like. However, VS Code is the recommended IDE since it is light-weight, has a ton of extensions/plugins, and it is an industry standard.

Setup a free Microsoft Azure Account?

This free account gives you 170€ for payed services and a number of free products such as Virtual Machines, Databases and online Storage Space for 1 year.

What is needed for a Microsoft Azure Account?

A Microsoft e-mail account. A phone number. Credit card information.

Step 1

Visit https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/

Step 2

Click on the “Start free” button. And login with a Microsoft account.

Confirmation

Step 3

Fill in the mandatory profile information which were not automatically filled in, such as your e-mail address and your phone number.

Step 4

Confirm your phone number and choose the option “Text me”, or “Call me” to receive a verification code, which you will need to type below.

Step 5

Enter your credit card information.

Step 6

Accept the subscription agreement and privacy statement and click “Sign Up”

Step 7

Your Microsoft Azure account is complete and you can access the Microsoft Azure tools and services. By clicking “Go to the portal”, you will gain access to a dashboard with all your available options for starting a new project and utilizing a number of services.

You can confirm that you are legible to 170 € for use on payed Azure services by clicking the notification bell on the top right corner of your dashboard.

Confirmation

Other tools

  1. Git, download and install Git Version Control
  2. Create a Github account