Prelab 1 Due: 8:00AM 2022-09-16

This is a short assignment to make sure everything is set up for starting work in this course.

Set up your development environment

You will need a computer for working on assignments for this course. See the syllabus for resources for obtaining a computer if you do not already have one.

Whether working on your own computer or a loaner laptop, you will need to install Thonny, available for free from https://thonny.org. Contact the instructor if you have problems and/or would like additional help.

Start up Thonny.

When you start Thonny, the screen will be divided into 2 main regions:

1. The top half is the editor; this is where you will be typing in your Python programs.
2. The bottom half is the shell (or console), where you can interact with the Python interpreter (or REPL).

Thonny has a number of other windows that we will use later in the semester. Don’t hesitate to explore!

Questions

Please answer the following questions on Gradescope by the due date at the top of the page. If you don’t yet have an account on Gradescope, contact the instructor.

1. Execute the following two Python statements in the Thonny Shell and enter the string that is printed out (as the name suggests, this code prints the version of Python used by Thonny).

    import platform
    print(platform.python_version())
   

2. What is the course policy on late work?