appendix A Technical requirements

This appendix describes how to install the software used in this book.

A.1 Cloning the GitHub repository

To clone the GitHub repository for the book on your local machine, you can adopt one of the following two strategies:

To clone the GitHub repository for the book from the command line, follow these steps:

Install the Git suite (https://git-scm.com/downloads), if you do not have it yet.
Open the terminal on your computer.
Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.
Run the command git clone https://github.com/alod83/Data-Storytelling-with-Altair-and-AI/tree/main.
Wait for the repository to be cloned to your local machine.

To clone the GitHub repository for the book from GitHub Desktop, follow these steps:

Download and install GitHub Desktop from their official website: https://desktop.github.com/.
Launch GitHub Desktop.
Sign in to your GitHub account or create a new account if needed.
Click the File menu, and select Clone Repository.
In the Clone a Repository window, choose the URL tab.
Enter the repository URL (https://github.com/alod83/Data-Storytelling-with-Altair-and-AI/tree/main) in the Repository URL field.
Choose the local path where you want to clone the repository.
Click the Clone button.
Wait for GitHub Desktop to clone the repository to your local machine.