Document how to install the assignment list extension for all users

[jhamrick]

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Are the Assignments list showing up? No, then they might need to edit nbgrader_config.py. I have seen that file: with the wrong name, typos (case, missing quotes).

@dsblank you left this comment in #541. Can you give me a more specific example of what went wrong? Was the class name wrong or something? Do you have the error that it printed out? I'm happy to update this PR with more specifics about this suggestion, I just am not entirely sure what would specifically be most helpful to include.

[jhamrick]

(Going to go ahead and merge this so I don't end up with tons of merge conflicts with other docs, but I'm happy to flesh this out further in another PR.)

[dsblank]

@jhamrick The comment I made was about getting the nbgrader_config.py correct for the student. If they have an error, then they (of course) don't see any error. The errors can happen in two main ways:

1. The file doesn't get properly parsed (syntax error). I have a system-wide nbgrader_config.py, so the result is that students see the wrong course_id assignments (because it falls back to that config).
2. The file parses, but has an incorrect property or value, like wrong course_id. This often results in no assignments showing in the Assignments List tab.

I am leaning toward having a system-level config that maps students to a course_id list. That would make this issue go away.

[whositwhatnow]

@jhamrick

The assignments tab is showing up, I am now modifying my config file to add assignments. One question do I have to enter in all the students in the assignments list in the config?

c.NbGrader.db_students = [
dict(id="novograd", first_name="Brian", last_name="N"),

I want to make sure I can differentiate student from instructor.

Brian

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Are the Assignments list showing up? No, then they might need to edit nbgrader_config.py. I have seen that file: with the wrong name, typos (case, missing quotes).

@dsblankhttps://github.com/dsblank you left this comment in #541#541. Can you give me a more specific example of what went wrong? Was the class name wrong or something? Do you have the error that it printed out? I'm happy to update this PR with more specifics about this suggestion, I just am not entirely sure what would specifically be most helpful to include.

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Commit Summary

• Document how to install the assignment list extension for all users

File Changes

• M nbgrader/docs/source/user_guide/advanced.rsthttps://github.com/Document how to install the assignment list extension for all users #548/files#diff-0 (65)
• M nbgrader/docs/source/user_guide/creating_and_grading_assignments.ipynbhttps://github.com/Document how to install the assignment list extension for all users #548/files#diff-1 (4)
• M nbgrader/docs/source/user_guide/installation.rsthttps://github.com/Document how to install the assignment list extension for all users #548/files#diff-2 (4)
• M nbgrader/docs/source/user_guide/managing_assignment_files.ipynbhttps://github.com/Document how to install the assignment list extension for all users #548/files#diff-3 (50)

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[jhamrick]

(@whositwhatnow you should reference my name as @jhamrick rather than @Jessica because @Jessica is someone else!)

do I have to enter in all the students in the assignments list in the config?

Yes. You can do this though by reading the students in from a CSV file or something on the fly, since the config file is a Python file.