Difference between revisions of "MC1-Homework-2"
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* Installation of historical stock data. | * Installation of historical stock data. | ||
| − | Important note: We use a specific, static set of data for this course. If you download your own data from Yahoo, you will get the wrong answers on the assignments. | + | '''Important note''': We use a specific, static set of data for this course. If you download your own data from Yahoo, you will get the wrong answers on the assignments. |
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You should: | You should: | ||
| − | * Follow installation instructions here: [[ML4T Software Installation]] | + | * Follow installation instructions here: [[ML4T Software Installation]] to set up a virtual machine. |
| − | * Test your environment by running the script <tt>validate_env.py</tt> from the <tt> | + | * Test your environment by running the script <tt>validate_env.py</tt> from the <tt>ml4t/</tt> directory |
* If it complains, fix the problems, then repeat | * If it complains, fix the problems, then repeat | ||
| − | Copy and save the output of <tt>validate_env.py</tt> in a text file. | + | Copy and save the output of <tt>validate_env.py</tt> in a text file named <tt>output.txt</tt> |
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==What to turn in== | ==What to turn in== | ||
| − | Submit the output of <tt>validate_env.py</tt> | + | * Submit the output of <tt>python validate_env.py</tt> as <tt>output.txt</tt> via t-square. It is very important that you use exactly that filename. |
Latest revision as of 15:57, 13 January 2016
Overview
The purpose of this homework is to make sure you've got a development environment set up so you can write and test code for the remaining assignments. Your development environment includes:
- The proper version of Python (namely 2.7)
- Installation of necessary libraries (e.g. Pandas, NumPy, etc.)
- Installation of historical stock data.
Important note: We use a specific, static set of data for this course. If you download your own data from Yahoo, you will get the wrong answers on the assignments.
Task
You should:
- Follow installation instructions here: ML4T Software Installation to set up a virtual machine.
- Test your environment by running the script validate_env.py from the ml4t/ directory
- If it complains, fix the problems, then repeat
Copy and save the output of validate_env.py in a text file named output.txt
What to turn in
- Submit the output of python validate_env.py as output.txt via t-square. It is very important that you use exactly that filename.
