PythonACTRTutorials

Getting Python ACT-R Running on Your Computer

Running Python ACT-R with Google Colab (work in progress)

https://sites.google.com/view/ccmr

Installing Python ACT-R on Your Computer

Install Python on your system (Python is a programming language). Make sure it's Python 3. Here is a link to instructions on how to install Python: https://realpython.com/installing-python/

Installing Python

On Windows you can check to see if you have the right version or Python by going to the command prompt and typing 'python --version'. See below for how to get a windows command prompt.

If the version is 2, you should upgrade to version 3.

If you go to the Python Windows download page, you can install the windows installer. You might have to restart the computer to get it to take.

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Once Python 3 is installed, go to a command line.

Get a Command Line on a Mac

press command-space and type `terminal` Hit Enter.

Get a Command Line on Windows

On **Windows**, hit the windows button and type `cmd`. Then start the application Command Prompt. ***

Get a Command Line on Linux

On Ubuntu and many other systems, there is a small terminal icon on the left side of the screen for you to click. If that doesn't work you can try Cntl+Alt+t ***

This will open a command line. Type pip python_actr

If that doesn't work, try pip3 python_actr