README.md

# turk-project Python script that implements a cost optimization function for crowdsourced work platforms such as Amazon MTurk ## Installation * Install Python 3 from [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/) if you don't already have it installed * Install the Boto SDK for MTurk by typing `pip install boto` at the command prompt * Insert your AWS IAM user credentials into the appropriate variables in both scripts * Run find_hit_id.py first in order to list all of the HITs along with their IDs by typing `python find_hit_id.py` at the command prompt * Copy and paste one of the HIT IDs into the appropriate variable in main.py and run main.py by typing `python main.py` at the command prompt