Summary and Setup

This is a new lesson built with The Carpentries Workbench.

Please follow the steps below and install the required software before the scheduled workshop.

Software Setup

We use VS Code for general coding. Make sure to install VS Code for your operating system following the instructions below:

Discussion

Windows users

If you are a Windows user, you may also need WSL, the Windows Subsystem for Linux. WSL will allow you to use the Terminal from within VS Code and to execute UNIX style commands.

Follow the official instructions here.

After installing WSL, you will also need to install GitBash.

After installing GitBash, change the default Terminal executable on VS Code:

  1. Open VS Code.
  2. From the View menu select Command Palette --> Terminal: Select Default Profile.
  3. Select GitBash as the default profile.

✅ You’re all set to use VS Code with GitBash on Windows.

Environment management with conda

For certain workshops, you may need to install conda, an open-source software and package management system. This is usually necessary when working with Python code.

Our preferred flavour of conda is miniforge, but you could also use miniconda.

Click here and follow the miniforge installation instructions for your OS.