Data Carpentry Workshop Setup Instructions

Requirements: Data Carpentry's teaching is hands-on, so participants are encouraged to bring in and use their own laptops to insure the proper setup of tools for an efficient workflow once you leave the workshop. (We will provide instructions on setting up the required software several days in advance) There are no pre-requisites, and we will assume no prior knowledge about the tools.

Contact: Please email m.callaghan@leeds.ac.uk for questions and information not covered here.

Setup

To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need working copies of the software described below. Please make sure to install everything and try opening it to make sure it works before the start of your workshop. If you run into any problems, please feel free to email the instructor or arrive early to your workshop on the first day. Participants should bring and use their own laptops to insure the proper setup of tools for an efficient workflow once you leave the workshop.

This workshop will be using the software outlined in the install instructions below. Please see the section for your operating system for those directions.

Windows

Please go through all the installation steps below and make sure that you not only installed them, but start them up to make sure they're working. If you have any problems, don't hesitate to email the instructors to ask for help, or arrive early on the first day of the workshop to get help.

  1. OpenRefine
    OpenRefine (previously Google Refine) is a tool for data cleaning that runs through a web browser, and any browser - Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Explorer - should work fine. You will need to download OpenRefine and install it, and when you open it, it will run through the browser, but you don't need an internet connection, and the data will all be stored on your computer.
    • Go to the OpenRefine download page
    • Look for OpenRefine 2.6-rc2 Release Candidate 2
    • Click on Windows kit to download the install file
    • To use it, unzip, and double-click on openrefine.exe (if you're having issues with openrefine.exe try refine.bat instead)
    • OpenRefine will then open in your web browser.
    • If it doesn't open automatically, open a web broswer after you've started the program and go to the URL http://localhost:3333 and you should see OpenRefine.

  2. Python
    In the workshop, we will use Anaconda Python version 3. The Anaconda distribution of Pythom makes managing and installing packages very straightforward. Video Tutorial
    1. Open http://continuum.io/downloads with your web browser.
    2. Download the Python 3 installer for Windows. Choose the 64 bit installer.
    3. Install Python 3 using all of the defaults for installation except make sure to check Make Anaconda the default Python.

  3. SQLite
    For this workshop we're going to use the Firefox SQLite Plugin. It works through the web browser Firefox.
    • If you don't already have Firefox installed install Firefox
    • Start Firefox
    • Go to the plugin homepage.
    • Click the "Add Now" button.
    • Click "Install Now" on the dialog that appears after the download completes.
    • Restart Firefox when prompted.
    • Select "SQLite Manager" from the "Tools" menu and it will open within Firefox

Mac

Please go through all the installation steps below and make sure that you not only installed them, but start them up to make sure they're working. If you have any problems, don't hesitate to email the instructors to ask for help, or arrive early on the first day of the workshop to get help.

  1. OpenRefine
    OpenRefine (previously Google Refine) is a tool for data cleaning that runs through a web browser, and any browser - Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Explorer - should work fine. You will need to download Google Refine and install it, and when you open it, it will run through the browser, but you don't need an internet connection, and the data will all be stored on your computer.
    • Go to the OpenRefine download page
    • Look for OpenRefine 2.6-rc2 Release Candidate 2
    • Click on Mac kit to download the install file
    • Open the downloaded .dmg file
    • Drag the icon in to the Applications folder
    • Double click on the icon and Google Refine will then open in your web browser.
    • If it doesn't open automatically, open a web broswer after you've started the program and go to the URL http://localhost:3333 and you should see OpenRefine.

  2. Python
    In the workshop, we will use Anaconda Python version 3. The Anaconda distribution of Pythom makes managing and installing packages very straightforward. Video Tutorial
    1. Open http://continuum.io/downloads with your web browser.
    2. Download the Python 3 installer for Mac. Choose the 64 bit installer. It doesn't matter whether you select the 'graphical' or 'command line' option. Choose the one you feel most comfortable with.
    3. Install Python 3 using all of the defaults for installation except make sure to check Make Anaconda the default Python.

  3. SQLite
    For this workshop we're going to use the Firefox SQLite Plugin. It works through the web browser Firefox.
    • If you don't already have Firefox installed install Firefox
    • Start Firefox
    • Go to the plugin homepage.
    • Click the "Add Now" button.
    • Click "Install Now" on the dialog that appears after the download completes.
    • Restart Firefox when prompted.
    • Select "SQLite Manager" from the "Tools" menu and it will open within Firefox

Linux

Please go through all the installation steps below and make sure that you not only installed them, but start them up to make sure they're working. If you have any problems, don't hesitate to email the instructors to ask for help, or arrive early on the first day of the workshop to get help.

  1. OpenRefine
    OpenRefine (previously Google Refine) is a tool for data cleaning that runs through a web browser, and any browser - Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Explorer - should work fine. You will need to download Google Refine and install it, and when you open it, it will run through the browser, but you don't need an internet connection, and the data will all be stored on your computer.
    • Go to the OpenRefine download page
    • Look for OpenRefine 2.6-rc2 Release Candidate 2
    • Click on Linux kit to download the install file
    • Download and extract
    • Type ./refine in your terminal and Google Refine will then open in your web browser.
    • If it doesn't open automatically, open a web broswer after you've started the program and go to the URL http://localhost:3333 and you should see OpenRefine.

  2. Python
    In the workshop, we will use Anaconda Python version 3. The Anaconda distribution of Pythom makes managing and installing packages very straightforward.
    1. Open http://continuum.io/downloads with your web browser.
    2. Download the Python 3 installer for Linux. Choose the 64 bit installer.
    3. Install Python 3 using all of the defaults for installation except make sure to check Make Anaconda the default Python.

  3. SQLite
    For this workshop we're going to use the Firefox SQLite Plugin. It works through the web browser Firefox.
    • If you don't already have Firefox installed install Firefox
    • Start Firefox
    • Go to the plugin homepage.
    • Click the "Add Now" button.
    • Click "Install Now" on the dialog that appears after the download completes.
    • Restart Firefox when prompted.
    • Select "SQLite Manager" from the "Tools" menu and it will open within Firefox
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