COMP7940 Cloud Computing

2022/23 S2 Lab 1 - Python and Git exercise
     

Instructor Dr. Qichen Wang qcwang@hkbu.edu.hk

Teaching Assistant Mr. Zhenheng Tang zhtang@comp.hkbu.edu.hk

Objective:
Throughout this lab you will be able to:

1. Practice some basic python syntax and complete some simple programs;
2. Practice some basic git functions/commands like clone , pull , commit , push .

Git
1. Installation
Install the following software into your machine:

latest version of python3 (e.g. Version 3.9)

git
Optionally if you prefer a GUI version: Git Desktop (But we would not teach it)

2. Register an account on GitHub

GitHub is (still) considered the largest public repository in the world. It nurtures a large number of
software dev communities. You will need to create an account on GitHub. If you have created an
account on GitHub before, you should use your old account. A GitHub account can be considered
as a CV of a developer. Having multiple accounts does not bring any benefit to you.

After you have applied the account, make sure you also apply for GitHub Student Developer Pack.
This will be useful.

3. Create a repo and clone it.

In this lab we want you to create a blank the repo named comp7940-lab1 .

Then you should clone the repo into your local machine. To clone an image, you simply type the
following in your terminal (mac) /command prompt (Windows).
 git clone <your_git_repo>

Your git repo URL may looks like https://www.github.com/peter/comp7940-lab1.git where peter
is your GitHub account name, comp7940-lab1 is your repo's name.

To verify you have done it correctly, you should be able to find a new folder called comp7940-lab1
under your directory. Switch to this directory from your terminal/command prompt by typing:

cd comp7940-lab1

Then, type

git status

You might probably see

$ git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean

4. Add and edit a file

Try to add a python file main.py under the directory comp7940-lab1 . Enter the following:

def main():
  print("Hello World")

if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()

Remember python is very sensitive to indentation. You should use either tab or space for the
indentation but not mixing both of them at the same time.

Try to run the file in the terminal by

py -m main

You should see Hello World printed.

Next we are going to add the file into your Git, type:

git add main.py

Check it by typing git status

 $ git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
      new file:   main.py

Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
      __pycache__/

5. First Commit
You want to take a "snapshot" of your file system. Do it by

git commit -am "First commit"

You will probably see this

[main 6d57875] First commit

1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 a.py

Git status again you will see this:

$ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 1 commit.
(use "git push" to publish your local commits)

Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
      __pycache__/

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

6. Push to Github
Type the following to push the content to github

git push origin main

Note: we used to name the default branch as master . In the chaotic 2020, Github decided
to further complicate the world by initiating a renaming process, to rename master to
main as the default branch.

You will probably see this as the output

 Enumerating objects: 4, done.
Counting objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Delta compression using up to 12 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 342 bytes | 342.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To https://github.com/peter/comp7940-lab1.git
  f510f42..6d57875 main -> main

Double check your result from Github webpage!

To get familiar with these commands, try to repeat the above steps (Step 4 to 6) several times
while you are writing your python code.

Python Exercise
Try to finish the following tasks by adding one or two lines in the program.

Ex 1

# Find the all factors of x using a loop and the operator %

# % means find remainder, for example 10 % 2 = 0; 10% 3 = 1
x = 52633
for i in range(x+1):
 # your code here

Ex 2

# Write a function that prints all factors of the given parameter x

def print_factor(x):
 # your code here

Ex 3

# Write a program that be able to find all factors of the numbers in the list l
l = [52633, 8137, 1024, 999]

# your code here

No submission for this lab.