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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Set up your project","articleBody":"Welcome to this (mildly) advanced Python tutorial! Today we'll be writing a script to mimic a common real-world action. If you've ever played a tabletop game, you know there are many dice rolls to make. This tutorial will show how to harness a combination of Python skills to make an automatic dice roller. But first, before we do that, we'll need to get a few things set up on your system. \n\n## Having Python \n\nFirst, in order to do anything in Python, you need to *have* Python on your computer! Let's make sure it's installed. Open up a terminal and type `python -V. There are a few possible things it can output here:\n\nIf the output begins with `Python 3`, you're good to go! This tutorial was tested on a system running Python 3.7.4, but it should be compatible with any version of Python 3. \n\nIf the output begins with `Python 2`, you have Python, but it's an outdated version. You'll need to download Python 3 to follow this tutorial. Go to the [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) website to download it.\n\nIf you get a command that reads something similar to `command not found`, no version of Python is on your system. You'll need to go to the [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) website to download it.\n\n## Having Git\n\nWe also need to make sure Git is installed on your system. Check that by typing `git --version` in a terminal. If it outputs a `git version` you're good to go! If not, go to the [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) website to download it.\n\n## Cloning this Repository\n\nNow that we have Git, we can clone the repository containing the building block of the code you'll be writing. In the terminal type `git clone https://github.com/binarybeastt/intermediate-python-course`\n\nInside the repo you'll see two files:\n\n- `README.md`: a markdown file that details some info about the project\n- `dice-roller.py`: a Python file containing the code you'll be building off of\n\nNow that we have everything we need, we can actually begin writing our dice roller! Let's begin! \n\nLeave a comment with *your favorite dice-rolling game* to continue.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/github-learning-lab[bot]","@type":"Person","name":"github-learning-lab[bot]"},"datePublished":"2021-05-11T12:25:08.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/1/intermediate-python-course/issues/1"}