These are the resources for the Cauldron introductory workshop. The focus of this workshop is to familiarize you with an un-notebook-based workflow using Cauldron and the additional production tooling that the workflow supports.

In preparation for this workshop, you will need to complete the following setup instructions:

If you do not have one already, please create an account at GitHub. If you are not comfortable with using git on the command line and do not have a preferred git client, you should also download and install GitHub Desktop.

You are certainly welcome to use whatever IDE or Text Editor you prefer for authoring your Python code. However, this workshop will rely heavily on features available within the free and open-source PyCharm Community Edition. If you wish to use an alternative editor, you should be familiar with all of the commonly used git commands including branch management.

Download the PyCharm: Community Edition and install it. If you already have PyCharm installed, please make sure that you have the latest version.

You will need to have a functioning Docker community edition environment running on your computer. Download link and installation instructions are available at:

• MacOS: Docker for Mac
• Windows 10 Professional: Docker for Windows
• Windows 10 Home: Docker Toolbox

Make sure that after you download and install Docker that you run the Docker application to start it. If Docker is successfully installed and running, you will be able to run the following command in a Windows or Mac terminal:

$ docker --version

and you should see the command return version information about your docker installation. If for some reason the command does not work, make sure you have started the Docker application after installing it and have given it enough time to fully start the background docker service.

Docker Toolbox Users You will need to open the Docker Toolbox shell instead of the standard windows shell to access docker.

Once docker is installed and working, you will need to install a few docker images that we use throughout the workshop. These images can take a while to download, so please make sure you install them before the workshop starts:

• Cauldron: This image contains the Cauldron Python kernel. Install it by running the following docker command:

  $ docker pull swernst/cauldron:latest-miniconda

• Coala: This image contains automated code review and linting for Python. Install it by running the following docker command:

  $ docker pull coala/base:latest