bio325_2024

IT introduction for BIO325 (fall 2024)

Download the data for the tutorial

1. Open a web browser and visit https://bit.ly/bio325_data.
2. Download the whole folder containing the data to your local machine.

Installation of Git for Windows

1. Open a web browser and visit https://git-scm.com/download/.
2. Download the correct software version for your operating system.
3. Start the installation and follow the instructions

Installation of Git for macOS

1. Open the terminal and type the following:

   git --version
   

2. If Git is not installed yet, follow the instructions to install Xcode Command Line Tools that contain Git.

Installation of Miniconda

1. Open a web browser and visit https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html.
2. Download the correct software version for your operating system.
3. Start the installation and follow the instructions

Create a virtual environment for Python

Windows user should execute conda commands from the anaconda prompt (has been installed together with miniconda). Linux and macOS users may use their default terminals

• Windows: From the start menu, search for "Anaconda Prompt" and open it.
• macOS and Linux: Open a terminal

Execute the following command in your command prompt:

conda create -n bio325_2024 python=3.9

Once the virtual environment has been generated, activate it with this command:

conda activate bio325_2024

Clone the bio325_2024 github repository and install the requirements

Make sure that your virtual environment is activated. Execute the following commands in your command prompt:

git clone https://github.com/sovinn92/bio325_2024
cd bio325_2024
pip install -r requirements.txt

all the required python packages listed in the file "requirements.txt" will be installed.

Start Jupyter Lab

Start jupyter lab from the console within the bio325_2024 folder:

jupyter-lab