These are the files that accompany the Vidya video tutorial Starting with Data on accessing and visualizing data on the web.
Beginners in software development who want to learn just enough to access data on the web and visualize it on their own websites or mobile device applications.
First, see if you have Python installed on your machine by opening up a terminal and typing python. If you see a prompt that looks like >>> then you are set. Otherwise, download and install Python.
Once you have Python running, download the files and navigate to the top level in your terminal. Just type
python services.py
and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/ in your browser. If you see "Everything is running!," then you're running the simple REST application described in the tutorial.
To see the map, navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/static/map.html. Note that the map will likely look different from the one in the tutorial because the high poverty projects managed by Donors Choose are changing all the time.
Follow along with the tutorial video, or play with the HTML, SVG, Python, or D3 code yourself in your favorite editor to see what happens.
If you have questions, please check out the Vidya website or E-mail us.
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