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Restart instructions

To restart the U of T Dataverse Curation Tool on a Windows local machine, follow the steps below:

Steps

  1. Open a PowerShell terminal.

    Open PowerShell

  2. Type (or copy and paste) the following command to change your terminal's directory to the pydatacuration-p folder: 

    cd pydatacuration-p

    Change Directory

  3. Run the following command in the PowerShell terminal to start VS Code in the current directory: 

    code .

    Enter VS Code

  4. Open the .env file in VS Code using the left panel. Change the value of API_TOKEN to your latest API token, especially if you have revoked or generated a new one. Also change the CURATOR_NAME and CURATOR_EMAIL if necessary.

    Change Environment Variables

  5. Finally, run the application in the PowerShell terminal using the following command: 

    uv run --env-file .env app.py

    Change Environment Variables

    You should be able to access the tool at http://localhost:9005 in your web browser.

Close the application

To close the application, simply press Ctrl + C in the PowerShell terminal.

API Token security tip

A best security practice is revoke the API Token in Borealis after you are done using the tool. You can generate a new API token for the next time you use the tool.