nba-monte-carlo

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Monte Carlo simulation of the NBA season, leveraging dbt, duckdb and evidence.dev

  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • .python-version
  • AGENTS.md
  • Dockerfile
  • LICENSE
  • Makefile
  • pyproject.toml
  • README.md
  • uv.lock

πŸš€ Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/matsonj/nba-monte-carlo

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd nba-monte-carlo

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • APT (Debian/Ubuntu 계열) Built into Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.
sudo apt-get install python3.9 python3-pip python3.9-venv

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
make docker-build docker-run-evidence

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make docker-build

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make docker-run-evidence

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

docker-build:

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

docker build -t mdsbox .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
cd evidence

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

5. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
sudo apt-get install python3.9 python3-pip python3.9-venv

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

6. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make build run

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make docker-build docker-run-evidence

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make docker-build

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

make docker-run-evidence

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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