mixmixmix/malagasy_translate_tutorial

This is a simple python tutorial to practice using dictionaries/JSON objects by creating a simple program which translates basic phrases between English and Malagasy. # malagasy_translate_tutorial This is a simple python tutorial to practice using dictionaries/JSON objects by creating a simple program which translates basic words between English and Malagasy. It also contains some warm-up exercises. Please *fork* this project. *Forking* is a special feature of GitHub allowing to create your own new repository based on someone elses. From GitHub documentation: >> A fork is a copy of a repository. Forking a repository allows you to freely experiment with changes without affecting the original project. >> Most commonly, forks are used to either propose changes to someone else's project or to use someone else's project as a starting point for your own idea. #### Important! **You will encounter a lot of challanges. Create issues in the original repository github.com to ask for help. Post your error messages or problems. We will practice python and online collaboration!** #### Hint: You can create a jupyter notebook in the repository to try pices of code before trying it in the program! ## Using python under windows ### Setup and install Simple way to get python installed and configured is a data science platform Anaconda, available at continuum.io. It is recommended to use python in version 3. ### Use interactive notebooks Once Anaconda is installed you can create and edit jupyter notebooks: 1. Open *Anaconda prompt* from windows start menu. 2. Type `jupyter notebook`. 3. Locate notebook saved on your computer or create a new one. ### Execute python scripts Python programs are interpreted (they don't need to be compiled). You can execute such a program (for instance program `calculator` from this repository )in *Anaconda prompt* by typing `python calculator.py` ### Edit files I recommend using *Notepad++* for editing files under windows. ## Exercises in this project: 1. Run script `1_os_operations.py`. Open it in an editor and follow the instructio …