Tooling references

What these are

Optional setup help so you can run the builds. They are not lessons, not builds, and not part of the curriculum you have to complete. Open one when a build assumes a tool you have not used, get unstuck, then go back to your build. You can finish the whole course without opening any of them.

They cover how to operate the tools, not any AI idea. The AI ideas live in the lessons; the builds are where you apply them; these pages just keep a missing setup step from stopping you.

The guides

Setup

• Python setup: get or confirm a working Python 3.
• Running Python: open a terminal and run a .py script.
• Installing packages: install numpy (and optionally matplotlib) with pip.
• Reading errors: read a traceback and fix the common setup errors.

Python language support

• Python basics: for people who already program but are new to Python. How Python spells the constructs you know, for the subset the early builds use.
• Python cheatsheet: a quick syntax reference to keep open while you build.

For B1

B1 (Tabular Q-learning agent) assumes you can run a Python script and install numpy (matplotlib is optional). If that is new, read Python setup, Running Python, and Installing packages first, and keep Reading errors handy for when something goes wrong.