Welcome to Bookbot
This is (perhaps?) your first ever Python project, and almost certainly your first one on Boot.dev. Congratulations!
We're building Book Bot - a Python program that analyzes novels and prints a statistical report of the word and character usage found within. Our learning goals are to:
- Configure a professional Python development environment on your local computer
- Practice building a full project from scratch
- Deploy a Python project on your personal GitHub account
- Learn how to use a professional code editor (VS Code)
Here's a quick demo (you might want to fullscreen):
Boot.dev CLI
Throughout this course, you'll be using the Boot.dev CLI to run our tests (which are just CLI commands) against your local environment. Install it now if you don't already have it. All the instructions and troubleshooting info are on the GitHub page.
Make sure the Boot.dev CLI install worked:
bootdev --version
If you're stuck, reach out in the help forums of the Discord.
Once the bootdev command is working, log in and follow the instructions:
bootdev login
Assignment
Once you have the CLI installed and you're logged in, copy and paste the run command from the right into your terminal and execute it. If it's doing what you'd expect (printing Ready for bookbot), then run the submit command.
The Boot.dev CLI requires you to be signed in to submit your solution!
Copy/paste one of the following commands into your terminal:
Run
bootdev run 6120f97b-117f-4a84-94d6-a3436f21f1a4
Submit
bootdev run 6120f97b-117f-4a84-94d6-a3436f21f1a4 -s
Run the CLI commands to test your solution.
- echo "Ready for bookbot"
- Expecting exit code: 0
- Expecting stdout to contain all of:
- Ready for bookbot
Using the Bootdev CLI
The Bootdev CLI is the only way to submit your solution for this type of lesson. We need to be able to run commands in your environment to verify your solution.
You can install it here. It's a Go program hosted on GitHub, so you'll need Go installed as well. Instructions are on the GitHub page.