WordCloud

Description:

Web-based custom word cloud builder created during the 2022 AT&T Labs Junior Hackathon (2nd Place Winner)

AT&T Labs Junior Hackathon:

Two day event, with tours of AT&T labs covering 5G and data storage technology on the first day, programming challenge on the second day.

Challenge

Given 4.5 hours with a random group of 3 people, create a word cloud generator using any language.

Outcome

Created a word cloud generator with two options for users:

1. Client-side generator using custom Javascript code
2. Server-side generator using the wordcloud Python Package

Awards

Awarded 2nd Place for our unique customization settings for users

Installation

Pre-requisites:

• Git Installed
• Pip Installed

Importing Application:

1. Open up terminal
2. Go to the chosen directory where you want the project located
3. Enter in terminal/code editor: git clone https://github.com/KOL305/word-cloud
4. Open up your project in a code editor

Setting up Virtual Environment:

1. Enter in terminal: (Windows) python -m venv venv, (Mac) python3 -m venv venv
2. Enter in terminal: (Windows) venv/Scripts/activate, (Mac) venv/bin/activate
3. Make sure that your code editor has selected the venv python interpreter

Installing Requirements:

1. Enter in terminal: pip install -r requirements.txt

Running Application:

1. Enter in terminal: (Windows) python app.py, (Mac) python3 app.py