Reading the repo
Opening the box…
How to install on Linux
skills/
Learn, build, debug, and ship faster than ever with your favorite AI pair programmer.
Python#copilot#skills-course#skills-exercise
Before you start
- Is it free?
- YesOpen source (MIT).
- Still maintained?
- Yes, activeLast change 2 months ago.
- Can I trust it?
- Some track record800 stars, 1 years old, by an organization. Get it from the official repo and read what it installs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- about 15 min
- Stars
- ★ 800
- Activity
- Updated 2 months ago
GitHub didn't answer, so this is the saved copy from 2 days ago
Will it work on Linux?
Yes, it runs on Linux
- You'll build it yourself with Python.
Start here
3 steps on Linux
Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/skills/getting-started-with-github-copilot.git cd getting-started-with-github-copilot
Install the required runtimes
Python 3.x (no version pinned)
sudo apt install python3 python3-venv # Debian/Ubuntu
Install dependencies
python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt
From the README: Getting Started with GitHub Copilot
Get started using GitHub Copilot in less than an hour.
Welcome
- Who is this for: Developers at any experience level looking to accelerate their code workflow.
- What you'll learn: The different ways to interact with Copilot to explain, write, plan, and develop code.
- What you'll build: You will guide Copilot to update Mergington High School's extracurricular activities website.
- Prerequisites:
- Skills exercise: Introduction to GitHub
- Familiarity with VS Code
- Basic coding principles
- How long: This exercise takes less than one hour to complete.
In this exercise, you will:
- Use a preconfigured Codespace to run VS Code in your browser.
- Learn different interaction options to develop and plan with GitHub Copilot.
- Use Copilot to summarize and review your pull request.
How to start this exercise
Simply copy the exercise to your account, then give your favorite Octocat (Mona) about 20 seconds to prepare the first lesson, then refresh the page.
When copying the exercise, we recommend the following settings:
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For owner, choose your personal account or an organization to host the repository.
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We recommend creating a public repository, since private repositories will use Actions minutes.
If the exercise isn't ready in 20 seconds, please check the Actions tab.
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Check to see if a job is running. Sometimes it simply takes a bit longer.
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If the page shows a failed job, please submit an issue. Nice, you found a bug! 🐛
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