Miscellaneous

Perl module Email::Address

This module is not installed.

  • On Ubuntu

    sudo apt install libemail-address-perl libemail-mime-perl libemail-sender-perl
  • Others

    cpanm install Email::Address

    ou

     perl -MCPAN -e "shell"
     install Email::Address
     Exit 
       

AMC and TeXLive «vanilla» (ubuntu et debian)

AMC and TeXLive are not installed

  • Install TeXLive on line.

wget http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz
tar -xzf install-tl-unx.tar.gz
cd install-tl-20xxxx
sudo ./install-tl
[Note]Note

Replace xxxx with the digits or type TABULATION.

  • Select O then L and enter 3 times.

    Select R then I.

[Note]Note

TexLive-full is the setting default. If you don't want all the packages, press C then select your packages then R and finally I.

  • Install fake packages

sudo apt install equivs --no-install-recommends
mkdir -p /tmp/tl-equivs && cd /tmp/tl-equivs
equivs-control texlive-local
  • Build the package and install it

wget -O texlive-local http://www.tug.org/texlive/files/debian-equivs-20xx-ex.txt
equivs-build texlive-local
sudo dpkg -i texlive-local_20xx-x_all.deb
sudo apt install -f
  • Install AMC.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexis.bienvenue/amc-stable && sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install auto-multiple-choice && sudo apt-get install msmtp
  • Create a symbolic link.

sudo ln -s /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/AMC /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/AMC
sudo mktexlsr
sudo tlmgr update --self --all

AMC and TeXLive are installed (/usr/local/)

  • Create a symbolic link.

sudo ln -s /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/AMC /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/AMC
sudo mktexlsr

Cut the DOC-sujet.pdf file in several files

PreferencesMainPrintingPrinting with method to files

PreferencesMainPrintingExtracting methodpdftk / gs (ghostscipt) / qpdf (default) / sejda-console (not installed).

processing chain : 2 pages per sheet (2 A5 on 1 A4)

You may print the DOC-sujet.pdf file on 2 pages per 1 sheet with any pdf reader but AMC will not be able to analyse automatic data capture from scans, you have to crop it.

  • convert pdf scans to pbm images.

    pdfimages yourfile.pdf foo
  • Crop each image into two pages.

    mogrify -rotate -90 -crop 50%x100% *.pbm
    [Note]Note

    Noneeded to do after the previous command:

    mogrify -rotate +90 -crop 50%x100% *.pbm

    all pages will be treated and automatically renamed with ImageMagick.

    You can force ImageMagick to apply simultaneous black/white threshold to the image to make box checking easier (here 80%).

    mogrify -rotate -90 -crop 50%x100% -threshold 80% *.pbm

  • Let’s move to the Data capture tab of the graphical interface and select this set of pbm images.

pythontex

From https://project.auto-multiple-choice.net/attachments/450/Wiki_AMC_et_PythonTex.pdf and https://project.auto-multiple-choice.net/projects/auto-multiple-choice/wiki/Calcul_formel_avec_Python_dans_AMC

  • You need to add a script nammed prePythonTex4AMC and make it executable.

#! /bin/sh
SRC=$1
echo "***** JOBNAME=$AMC_JOBNAME"
echo "***** CMD=$AMC_CMD"
rm -rf ./pythontex-files-*
rm -f $AMC_JOBNAME.pytxcode
$AMC_CMD
echo "***** PYTHON"
python /path/to/file/pythontex.py $AMC_JOBNAME.pytxcode
echo "***** END FILTER"
[Note]Note

python3 works too.

python3 /path/to/file/pythontex3.py
  • Add the following three lines to the beginning of the LaTex file.

%%AMC:preprocess_command=/path/to/file/prePythonTex4AMC
%%AMC:jobspecific=1
%%AMC:latex_engine=pdflatex --shell-escape
[Warning]Warning

Some python modules need to be installed (sympy, pygments)

An french example with python (from José OUIN : http://www.joseouin.fr)

%%AMC:preprocess_command=/path/to/file/prePythonTex4AMC
%%AMC:jobspecific=1
%%AMC:latex_engine=pdflatex --shell-escape

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

\usepackage[english,bloc,completemulti]{automultiplechoice}
\usepackage{fancyhdr,amssymb,amsmath}

% ---------- Utilisation de codes Python -----
\usepackage{pythontex}
%----------------------------------------------

\begin{pycode}
import numpy as np
from sympy import *

np.random.seed(12345)
# IMPORTANT : ramdom seed

def polyv2(b,p,d,q) :
  x=Symbol('x')
  myp = expand((x-b)**p*(x-d)**q)
  return latex(myp)

def dp1x(a,b,c) :
    x=Symbol('x')
    y=Symbol('y')
    f=(a*y-1)/(b*x-1)**c

    g=diff(f,x,1)
    g2=g/b
    g3=g*(-1)
    g4=g2*(-1)

    gl = latex(g)
    g2l = latex(g2)
    g3l = latex(g3)
    g4l = latex(g4)

    return np.array([gl,g2l,g3l,g4l])

\end{pycode}

\begin{document}

\element{Questions}{%
\begin{question}{QA}The value of $\pi$ is
\begin{choices}
\correctchoice{\py{np.pi}}
\wrongchoice{\py{100+200}}
\wrongchoice{\py{np.random.randint(10)+3.15}}
\end{choices}
\end{question}

\begin{question}{QB}
\pyc{a=np.random.randint(10)}
\pyc{b=np.random.randint(10)}
\pyc{z=np.complex(a,b)}

 Let the complex number $\underline{Z}= py{a}+i. py{b}$, what is the value of
$\underline{Z} 2$~?

\begin{choices}
\correctchoice{\py{z**2}}
\wrongchoice{\py{np.conj(z**2)}}
\wrongchoice{\py{1/z}}
\end{choices}
\end{question}
}%

\onecopy{5}{


%%% beginning of the test sheet header:

\noindent{\bf QCM  \hfill TEST}

\vspace*{.5cm}
\begin{minipage}{.4\linewidth}
  \centering\large\bf Test\\ Examination on Jan. 1st, 2008
\end{minipage}
%-------------------------------------

\begin{center}\em

Duration : 10 minutes.

  No documents allowed. The use of electronic calculators is forbidden.

  Questions using the sign \multiSymbole{} may have
  zero, one or several correct answers.  Other questions have a single correct answer.

  Negative points may be attributed to \emph{very bad} answers.

\end{center}

  \end{minipage}\hspace*{\fill}
  }

\vspace{5ex}

\begin{question}{deriv-px-1}

      \pyc{a=np.random.randint(2,7)} %
      \pyc{b=np.random.randint(2,5)} %
      \pyc{c=np.random.randint(2,5)} %
      \pyc{drvx=dp1x(a,b,c)}

Let the following function: $f(x,y)= \dfrac{\py{a} y-1}{(\py{b} x-1)^{\py{c}}}$

What is the partial derivative $ \dfrac{\partial f(x,y)}{\partial x}$ ?

\begin{choiceshoriz}
\correctchoice{$\py{drvx[0]}$}
\wrongchoice{$\py{drvx[1]}$}
\wrongchoice{$\py{drvx[2]}$}
\wrongchoice{$\py{drvx[3]}$}
\end{choiceshoriz}

\end{question}
%---------------
% POLYNOME
%--------------

\begin{question}{polynome-v2}

      \pyc{b=np.random.randint(2,7)} % racine r = b
      \pyc{p=np.random.randint(2,4)} % p : ordre de mult de b
      \pyc{d=np.random.randint(2,5)} % racine r = d
      \pyc{q=np.random.randint(2,3)}  % q : ordre de mult de d
      \pyc{mypoly=polyv2(b,p,d,q)}    % construction de mypolyv2

Let the polynomial: $\py{mypoly}$

What is the root multiplicity order $r = \py{b}$ ?

\begin{choiceshoriz}
\correctchoice{$\py{p}$}
\wrongchoice{$\py{p+1}$}
\wrongchoice{$\py{p-1}$}
\wrongchoice{$\py{p+2}$}
\end{choiceshoriz}

\end{question}

\restituegroupe{Questions}

}

\end{document}
  

AMC and moodle

https://github.com/nennigb/amc2moodle

Configure AMC to use GMAIL

Login to your gmail account then enable the option : Allowing less secure apps to access your account.

Linux users (Ubuntu,Xubuntu,Lubuntu etc.)

Type in a terminal :

sudo apt-get install msmtp
sudo gedit /etc/msmtprc

add the following content to msmtprc file and save it.

account gmail
host smtp.gmail.com
tls on
tls_certcheck off
port 587
auth login
from your_user_name@gmail.com
user your_user_name@gmail.com
password See below
[Warning]Warning

Since May 30, 2022, ​​Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.

Set up AMC : EditPreferencesEmailMail delivery method, select sendmail and type the path :

/usr/bin/msmtp

Macintosh users

Type in a terminal :

sudo port install msmtp
sudo pico ~/.msmtprc

add the following content to msmtprc file and save it.

account default
host smtp.gmail.com
tls on
tls_certcheck off
port 587
auth login
from your_user_name@gmail.com
user your_user_name@gmail.com
password See below
[Warning]Warning

Since May 30, 2022, ​​Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.

Modify the access rights:

sudo chown user_name:user_name/Users/user_name/.msmtprc
chmod 0600 /Users/user_name/.msmtprc
  

Set up AMC : EditPreferencesEmailMail delivery method, select sendmail and type the path :

/opt/local/bin/msmtp