Running Lent 1A Python code on CUED machines for the first time

If you need to run your Python Lent programs and your laptop suddenly breaks, you can try this in the DPO to run your programs.

Turn a computer off and on. When given a choice between Linux and Windows, use the cursor keys to select Linux (Rocky 9). Press the Return/Enter key.
Log in. From the Applications menu, choose Terminal to make a text window appear.
Start Firefox from the Activities menu. Use it to log into GitHub and go to your Repository
Download your code as a zip file (there's an option in the "Code" menu). The file will be named after your repository. Here I'll assume it's called FOO. If you have spaces in the name you'll need to put quotes around the name in subsequent commands. The file will appear in your "Downloads" folder. You can type
```
      ls Downloads
      
```
to see what files are in your "Downloads" folder.
Back in your text window do
```
   unzip Downloads/FOO.zip
```
replacing "FOO.zip" by the name of your file. This will create a folder named after your repository. Do
```
      cd FOO
      
```
replacing "FOO" by the name of your folder. If you now do
```
      ls
      
```
you should see your files.

To install extra packages, type

    python -m venv ~/venv
    source ~/venv/bin/activate
    pip install requests

etc

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