IT Help

Start here

A first working setup, in three steps. Each step stands on its own if you already have the ones before it.

1. Set up Python, Jupyter and VS Code

   One environment workflow for Windows, macOS and Linux, with the two steps that actually differ called out.

2. Choose a dependency profile

   Section 3 of the Script Library guide walks the choice between the core and full profiles, and the TensorFlow case.

3. Install CodeSentinel and verify it

   Install from PyPI, from source, from a release artifact or from an offline wheelhouse, then confirm which package is active.

Set up and run

• Virtual Environments, Jupyter and VS Code Beginner

  Create a project-local environment, register a Jupyter kernel, and point VS Code at it. One workflow, three operating systems.

• Data Science Script Library Intermediate

  A catalog of data, notebook, documentation, plotting, machine-learning and repository-maintenance scripts, with worked examples and a guided dependency-profile choice.

• CodeSentinel: Getting Started Beginner

  What the public repository contains, how it differs from the PyPI package, and which commands are safe to run first.

• CodeSentinel: Installation Beginner

  Four ways to install, including offline, and how to verify the active package and its command surface afterwards.

Write and publish

• Julia and Pluto Reference Intermediate

  Write, format and explain a Pluto notebook: Julia syntax, notebook Markdown, and the mathematics and interactivity that connect them.

• Accessibility and Dyslexia-Friendly Publishing Everyone

  Structure a page so a dyslexic or tired reader can follow it the first time: layout, lists, links, notation, and a checklist to run before publishing.

Authorized security research

Both guides assume you have authorization for the system or exposure you are examining, and both keep their methods inside that boundary.

• Dark-Web Forensics Investigation Guide Advanced

  Preserve evidence lawfully, analyse it within a stated scope, and report it defensibly, with a beginner primer on Tor for readers new to the ground.

• Dorkit Defensive Research Guide Intermediate

  Review what public search reveals about your own systems, classify the exposure signals, and route each finding back to its source for remediation.

Class resources

• UNC Data Science Notes Everyone

  Accessibility-first public class notes and practical resources from the UNC data science notes repository.

• Notes support and corrections Everyone

  How to request a correction, ask for clarification, or suggest a topic the notes should cover.

All guides

Getting help

Two causes account for most setup failures, and both are covered above.

• Installation errors

  Usually an interpreter mismatch, a stale virtual environment, or two Pythons on the same path. The environment guide shows how to confirm which interpreter is actually running.

• Dependency confusion

  Pin and isolate dependencies in a project-local environment before re-running any setup step. The Script Library guide covers profile selection in section 3.

For anything in the class notes, including corrections and new topics, use the notes support page and include reproducible steps, your environment details, and the exact error output.