Gen-AI Developer Classroom notes 13/Sep/2025

System Setup for python

• OS Package Managers
  • Linux:
    • Ubuntu: apt apt-get
    • RedHat: dnf yum
  • Mac: Homebrew
  • Windows: winget
• Softwares:
  • Git:
    • Mac brew install git
    • Windows: Download manually and install to get terminal option or use winget to configure terminal on your own
  • python 3.13
    • Mac brew install python@3.13
    • Windows winget install --id=Python.Python.3.13 -e
  • Visual Studio Code
    • Windows winget install Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
    • Mac: brew install --cask visual-studio-code

Setup Visual Studio Code

• Extensions:

  • Python
  • Jupyter

• Command Pallete

  • Window Ctrl+Shift+p
  • Mac Cmd + Shift + p

• Visual studio code cheatsheet

  • Windows Cheatsheet.
  • Mac
• Prompt:

As an expert user in visual studio code. I'm beginner is vscode  `<what you need>`Give me shortcut to start debugging python code on windows

Debug some program

• Create a new folder

mkdir c:\temp
mkdir c:\temp\practice
cd c:\temp\practice
code .

• Create a new file main.py and copy the code from here

• Debugging terms
  • Breakpoint
  • Step Over (execute the current line)
  • Step Into (Get into the function …)
  • Variables:
  • Stack Trace/Call Stack