AmAutolab

AmAutolab is a tool for automating the task of assignment evaluation using Python scripts with proper evaluation schemes and dynamic problem and score handling. Problems can be updated and mapped with decided scoring and grading patterns. This is developed over Autolab by CMU with configuration changes. It also has a python package for making it possible in few commands.

Instructions

• Setting up a new lab

  • Run following command to create lab autolab -l <directory_name> <lab_name> <handout_file_name>
  • The above command will generate a directory named <lab_name> with structure as follows

      grade.py             - A template for grading files for problems
      Autograde-Makefile   - Set of commands to run grade.py on Autolab
      handout               - A directory containing `functions.py`   
      exercise file
      handout/<handout_file_name>  - Handout file for student
    

  • Modify grade.py and <handout_file_name>.py file with your problems.
  • Next run following commands to create your final tarball for autolab

      autolab -c <lab_location> <lab_name> <handout_file_name>
    

  • And it’s done, now you will find a tar called <lab_name>.tar, just go and upload it in autolab

• Working with AmAutolab package

  • For installing this package to your local system, go to AmAutolab directory and run following commands

      python3 -m pip install dist/AmAutolab-0.1-py3-none-any.whl
    

  • After running above command you will get output something like this -

      Processing ./dist/AmAutolab-0.1-py3-none-any.whl
      Installing collected packages: AmAutolab
      Successfully installed AmAutolab-0.1
    
    

  • Run autolab -h if you need help with the package commands.