Problems installing in windows

[Dan-Dani]

Hi,

Im trying to install swirlypy in windows, but I got one problem.
Once the pip install --editable . Successfully installed swirlypy, the file swirlytool that is created in the environment has a size of 1Kb and when I tried to execute swirlytool run courses/intro got this error:
"swirlytool" is not recognized as an internal or external command,
program or batch file executable.

Can I get some help?
Thanks.

[WilCrofter]

@Dan-Dani, it sounds like a path problem. Try changing the directory in which you are executing the program or try modifying Python's search path to include the swirlytool module. In any case, please read on:

Swirlypy was a initial prototype created one afternoon by @alexander-bauer at the behest of @WilCrofter (me) and @reginaastri, two of the original swirl developers. We have never followed up on swirlypy and, other than proof-of-concept material, there is no real course material associated with it.

We left the prototype up on GitHub in case a future developer wanted to follow up. Swirl's lead developer, @seankross, has expressed interest in that possibility, but the likely candidates have been preoccupied with other projects.

Swirl itself is currently a very mature project with a great deal of course material. Swirl uses the R programming language and emphasizes statistics and data science.

If you are primarily interested in interactive coursework and not committed to Python, I'd suggest looking into swirl.

If you are committed to Python and primarily interested in course material, I'd suggest looking into Jupyter beginning with the examples at Binder which can be used in a browser.)

Of course you are welcome to pick up swirlypy as a developer, but I would again suggest looking a Swirl or Jupyter first.

[Dan-Dani]

Thanks a lot!

[alexander-bauer]

Thanks @Dan-Dani for using Swirlypy :)

It sounds like @WilCrofter has given a pretty solid run-down of the state of the project. I hope you're able to find Swirl appropriate for your needs, and have time and energy to experiment endlessly.

I'm going to quote @WilCrofter in the project README, so that this status is more visible, and close this issue with the assumption that you're able to resolve the path problem you're seeing, but feel free to reopen it if you're still having trouble!