Using the Downloads

This page provides information how to use the software, packages, and lessons downloded by offlinedatasci. <path> refers to the directory you provided when running offlinedatasci.

Installing Python, R, and RStudio

Installers are stored in <path>/python/, <path>/R/, and <path>/rstudio/ respectively. Run the appropriate installer for your operating system as you normally would (e.g., double-clicking the file).

If using a server, direct users to the installer files at their location on the server.

Installing Python Packages

offlinedatasci creates a local PyPI mirror at <path>/pypi/. To use this mirror you change the way you call pip install.

From a local directory

To install these packages on the same machine where you ran offlinedatasci:

pip install --index-url file:///<path>/pypi/ <package>

From a served directory

To install these packages from a server where offlinedatasci was run (common for workshop environments):

pip install --index-url http://<server-ip>/pypi/ <package>

Where <server-ip> and instructions on how to connect to it will be provided by the instructor.

Installing R Packages

offlinedatasci creates a local CRAN mirror at <path>/miniCRAN/. To use this mirror you change the way you call install.packages().

From a local directory

To install these packages on the same machine where you ran offlinedatasci:

install.packages("<package>", repos = "file:///<path>/miniCRAN")

From a served directory

To install these packages from a server where offlinedatasci was run (common for workshop environments):

install.packages("<package>", repos = "http://<server-ip>/miniCRAN")

Where <server-ip> and instructions on how to connect to it will be provided by the instructor.

Browsing Lessons

From a local directory

Open <path>/lessons/index.html in a web browser to see a list of available lessons and navigate to individual lesson pages. You can do this on most system by either double clicking <path>/lessons/index.html or by opening your browser, typing Ctrl-o (Windows and Linux) or Cmd-o (macos), navigating to <path>/lessons/ and selecting index.html.

From a served directory

Your instructor should provide you with a url to the lesson material