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These are the files that accompany the Vidya video tutorial Starting with Data on accessing and visualizing data on the web.

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# Vidya Tutorial: Starting with Data

## Description

These are the files that accompany the [Vidya](http://www.vidyasource.com) video tutorial
[Starting with Data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzl4hCH2CdY) on accessing and visualizing
data on the web.


## Intended Audience

Beginners in software development who want to learn just enough to access data on the web and visualize it on their own
websites or mobile device applications.

## Instructions

First, see if you have Python installed on your machine by opening up a terminal and typing *python*. If you see a prompt
that looks like >>> then you are set. Otherwise, [download and install Python](http://www.python.org/getit/).

Once you have Python running, download the files and navigate to the top level in your terminal. Just type

`python services.py`

and navigate to *http://127.0.0.1:5000/* in your browser. If you see "Everything is running!," then you're running the
simple REST application described in the tutorial.

To see the map, navigate to *http://127.0.0.1:5000/static/map.html.* Note that the map will likely look different from the one in the tutorial because the high poverty projects managed by Donors Choose are changing all the time.

Follow along with the tutorial [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzl4hCH2CdY),
or play with the HTML, SVG, Python, or D3 code yourself in your favorite editor to see what happens.


## Questions?

If you have questions, please check out the Vidya [website](http://www.vidyasource.com) or [E-mail](mailto:info@vidyasource.com) us.

Or you can find us pretty much everywhere:

* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/VidyaSource)
* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/VidyaSource)
* [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24LVc8Bb65SF6LW-SLog9A)
* [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/3285099?trk=prof-exp-company-name)
* [Google+](https://plus.google.com/+Vidyasource)

We would even do Pintrest if we thought it would help.
Authoring entity
Agency Name Role
VidyaSource owner
Language
English

Methods, software and scripts

Software
Name Libraries or packages used
Python
json, urllib2, flask
HTML
License
Name
The Unlicense

Metadata production

Producers
Name Role
GitHub Bot bot
Date of Production
01 December 2019
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