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URCW Job Ready Course – Setup & Submission Guide (with Expected Outputs)

Welcome to the URCW Job Ready Course repository! Follow these step-by-step instructions to set up your environment, verify each command’s output, and submit your work correctly.

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Training Resources

• Python MIT OCW – Python Programming (Free)
• Python Basics Cheatsheet beginners_python_cheat_sheet_pcc_all.pdf
• Python Documentation docs.python.org
• Git [Pro Git Book](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
• Github Udacity – Version Control with Git (Free)
• Github Cheatsheet git-cheat-sheet-education.pdf
• Github Profile https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile?authuser=0

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📋 Table of Contents

1. System Requirements

2. Setup Instructions

   • Windows
   • macOS / Linux

3. Verify Installation

4. Submitting Your Work

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1. System Requirements

✅ Python 3.x – Download ✅ Git – Download ✅ Pip – should come with Python ✅ Code Editor – PyCharm or VS Code

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2. Setup Instructions

Windows Setup

1 – Navigate to your projects folder

cd C:/Users/<your_administrator_id>/

Expected Output:

C:\Users\<your_administrator_id>>

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2 – Create PycharmProjects folder

mkdir PycharmProjects

Expected Output:

Directory: C:\Users\<your_administrator_id>

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
d-----        <date>     <time>                 PycharmProjects

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3 – Go into the folder

cd PycharmProjects

Expected Output:

C:\Users\<your_administrator_id>\PycharmProjects>

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4 – Check Git version

git --version

Expected Output:

git version 2.43.0.windows.1

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5 – Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/alagappainfotech/urcw_job_ready_course.git

Expected Output:

Cloning into 'urcw_job_ready_course'...
remote: Enumerating objects: XXX, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (XXX/XXX), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (XXX/XXX), done.
remote: Total XXX (delta XX), reused XX (delta XX), pack-reused XX
Receiving objects: 100% (XXX/XXX), XX KiB | XX MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (XX/XX), done.

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6 – Enter the project folder

cd urcw_job_ready_course

Expected Output:

C:\Users\<your_administrator_id>\PycharmProjects\urcw_job_ready_course>

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7 – Switch to main branch

git checkout main

Expected Output:

Switched to branch 'main'
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

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8 – Pull the latest code

git pull origin main

Expected Output:

Already up to date.

or

Updating 123abc4..456def7
Fast-forward
 file1.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

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9 – Check Python

python --version

Expected Output:

Python 3.12.2

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10 – Create & activate virtual environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/Scripts/activate

Expected Output:

(venv) C:\Users\<your_administrator_id>\PycharmProjects\urcw_job_ready_course>

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11 – Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Expected Output:

Collecting package1
...
Successfully installed package1-x.x.x package2-x.x.x

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macOS / Linux Setup

# 1 – Navigate to your projects folder
cd ~/

# 2 – Create PycharmProjects folder
mkdir PycharmProjects

# 3 – Enter the folder
cd PycharmProjects

# 4 – Check Git version
git --version
# Expected: git version 2.xx.x

# 5 – Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/alagappainfotech/urcw_job_ready_course.git

# 6 – Enter the project folder
cd urcw_job_ready_course

# 7 – Switch to main branch
git checkout main

# 8 – Pull latest changes
git pull origin main

# 9 – Check Python version
python3 --version
# Expected: Python 3.12.x

# 10 – Create and activate virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# 11 – Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

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3. Verify Installation

pip --version
pip3 --version
python3 --version

Expected Output Example:

pip 24.0 from /path/to/python/site-packages (python 3.12)
pip 24.0 from /path/to/python/site-packages (python 3.12)
Python 3.12.2

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4. Submitting Your Work

Step 1 – Navigate to python_outputs

cd python_outputs

Expected Output:

.../urcw_job_ready_course/python_outputs>

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Step 2 – Create your directory

mkdir yourname_class_year_python
git status

Expected Output:

Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
        python_outputs/yourname_class_year_python/

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Step 3 – Add your .txt output files

cd yourname_class_year_python

create a file for each lesson output for example: Basics_1_Primitive_Datatypes_and_Operators.txt where all outputs for the lessons are stored

git status

Expected Output:

Untracked files:
        python_outputs/yourname_class_year_python/Basics_1_Primitive_Datatypes_and_Operators.txt

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Step 4 – Pull latest code before committing

git pull origin main

Expected Output:

Already up to date.

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Step 5 – Stage your changes

git add Basics_1_Primitive_Datatypes_and_Operators.txt
git status

Expected Output:

On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
	new file:   python_outputs/A_Abinaya_III_CS/Basics_1_Primitive_Datatypes_and_Operators.txt

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Step 6 – Commit your work

git commit -m "A_Abinaya_III_CS:Basics_1_Primitive_Datatypes_and_Operators.txt outputs completed"

Expected Output:

[main abc1234] Add output for lesson 1
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 python_outputs/yourname_class_year_python/lesson1_output.txt

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Step 7 – Push to GitHub

git push origin main

Expected Output:

Enumerating objects: 5, done.
Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 320 bytes | 320.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To https://github.com/alagappainfotech/urcw_job_ready_course.git
   abc1234..def5678  main -> main

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9. Contributing Guidelines

• Pull latest changes before pushing
• Write clear, commented, PEP 8-compliant code
• Include error handling
• Test before committing
• Use meaningful commit messages
• Follow the directory structure

10. Best Practices

• Code Organization → Meaningful names, consistent style
• Error Handling → Use try/except
• Testing → Unit tests for functions
• Version Control → Commit often, meaningful messages
• Documentation → Clear docstrings & updated README

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