

The version that is guaranteed to be most compatible with the autograder and instructional machines is Python 2.6.6 (note that this is NOT the latest version, or even the latest version of the 2.x series, or even the latest version of the 2.6.x series!). Versions 2.5 and 2.6 will both work for this course.

You can download and install Python from the Python website. Note: the computers in Soda already have python installed. Some students have accidentally submitted empty (template) files because of misreading these steps. Warning: make sure you read and understand the notes regarding file handling with eclipse in step (4) and (8) below. Eclipse (and IDEs like it) are important tools in modern software engineering. Such functionality will speed up yourĭebugging process greatly. For instance,Įclipse allows you to pause the execution of your code and investigate the Of convenient and powerful code editing and debugging tools. Setting Up Eclipse Setting Up Eclipse for Python What is Eclipse?Įclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides an array
