Data Science Prep Course 2024

Welcome to the Data Science Prep Course repository! 🧑‍💻

Your first step in this journey is to carefully read the steps in this tutorial.
⚠️ Important: Make sure to complete all the steps during the setup week, 18.3 - 24.3. 2024. If you are struggling with any of the steps, tell us in the #set-up channel on Slack! In this tutorial, you'll learn:

• Slack usage and etiquette;
• How to setup your software environment;
• The weekly workflow to follow during the Prep Course.

We tried to provided detailed instructions, but you might not understand all the details of what and why you do in the setup for now. It will become clearer as you proceed with the course. So don't despair, put on your patience hat and ask for help when needed, there's light at the other end of the tunnel. 🌟

1. How to use Slack and how to ask for help

First and foremost, we'll talk about how to use our communication tool, Slack. You will learn how to use it effectively and how to use it to ask for help. Click on the image to follow the link.

2. Initial Setup

Please choose your operating system:

3. Setup Git and GitHub

Click on the image to follow the link.

4. Setup for all operating systems - Python virtual environment

Click on the image to follow the link.

5. Weekly workflow

The workflow that you will follow every week with every new learning unit. Test it on SLU00 - Jupyter Notebook from Week 00. Click on the image to follow the link.

6. Troubleshooting

A few common problems and solutions. If you don't find what you're looking for, check out the #setup channel on Slack. Click on the image to follow the link.