Learning Python with Raspberry Pi

Name: Learning Python with Raspberry Pi
Author: Alex Bradbury, Ben Everard
ISBN: 9781118717059

by Alex Bradbury, Ben Everard

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Learning Python with Raspberry Pi

by Alex Bradbury, Ben Everard

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The must-have companion guide to the Raspberry Pi User Guide Raspberry Pi chose Python as its teaching language of choice to encourage a new generation of programmers to learn how to program. This approachable book serves as an ideal resource for anyone wanting to use Raspberry Pi to learn to program and helps you get started with the Python programming language. Aimed at first-time developers with no prior programming language assumed, this beginner book gets you up and running. Covers variables, loops, and functions Addresses 3D graphics programming Walks you through programming Minecraft Zeroes in on Python for scripting Learning Python with Raspberry Pi proves itself to be a fantastic introduction to coding.

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LanguageEnglish

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Publication DateMar. 10th, 2014

Pages288

ISBN-139781118717059

Dimensions7.50 x 9.20 x 0.70 inches

ISBN-101118717058

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"An excellent book for beginners to both the Raspberry Pi and the Python Language." (Linux Voice, June 2014)

Introduction	p. 1
What Is Programming?	p. 1
Why the Raspberry Pi?	p. 2
How Does this Book Work?	p. 2
Getting Up and Running	p. 5
Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi	p. 5
Solving Problems	p. 6
A Quick Tour of Raspbian	p. 7
Using LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment)	p. 7
Using the Terminal	p. 8
Changing Configurations with Raspi-Config	p. 10
Installing Software	p. 10
Python 3	p. 11
The Python Interpreter	p. 11
Running Python Programs	p. 11
Summary	p. 12
A Really Quick Introduction to Python	p. 13
Drawing Picture with Turtles	p. 13
Using Loops	p. 16
Conditionals: if, elif, and else	p. 18
Using Functions and Methods to Structure Code	p. 20
A Python Game of Cat and Mouse	p. 21
Understanding Variables	p. 24
Defining Functions	p. 24
Looping Through the Game	p. 25
Summary	p. 26
Python Busies	p. 27
Variables, Values, and Types	p. 27
Values Have Types	p. 28
Storing Numbers	p. 29
Keeping Text in Strings	p. 30
Boolean: True or False	p. 31
Converting Between Data Types	p. 32
Test Your Knowledge	p. 32
	p. 33
Storing Values in Structures	p. 33
Non-Sequential Values in Dictionaries and Sets	p. 37
Test Your Knowledge	p. 38
Controlling the Way the Program Flows	p. 38
Moving Through Data with for Loops	p. 39
Going Deeper with Nested Loops	p. 40
Branching Execution with if Statements	p. 41
Catching Exceptions	p. 42
	p. 43
Making Code Reusable with Functions	p. 43
Optional Parameters	p. 46
Bringing Everything Together	p. 46
	p. 48
Building Objects with Classes	p. 49
Getting Extra Features from Modules	p. 54
Summary	p. 55
Solutions to Exercises	p. 56
Exercise 1	p. 56
Exercise 2	p. 56
Exercise 3	p. 56
Graphical Programming	p. 57
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming	p. 58
Adding Controls	p. 60
Test Your Knowledge	p. 62
	p. 62
Creating a Web Browser	p. 62
Adding Window Menus	p. 71
Test Your Knowledge	p. 73
	p. 73
Summary	p. 74
Solutions to Exercises	p. 74
	p. 74
	p. 76
Creating Gaines	p. 77
Building a Game	p. 79
Initialising PyGame	p. 82
Creating a World	p. 86
Detecting Collisions	p. 88
Moving Left and Right	p. 90
Reaching the Goal	p. 92
Making a Challenge	p. 93
Making It Your Own	p. 97
Adding Sound	p. 98
Adding Scenery	p. 99
Adding the Finishing Touches	p. 101
Taking the Game to the Next Level	p. 102
Realistic Game Physics	p. 103
Summary	p. 108
Creating Graphics with OpenGL	p. 109
Getting Modules	p. 110
Creating a Spinning Cube	p. 110
Vectors and Matrices	p. 112
Bringing It All Together	p. 116
Let There Be Light	p. 120
Calculating the Distance of the Point from the Light Source	p. 120
Calculating Reflecting Angles	p. 121
Making the Screen Dance	p. 126
Building the 3D Model	p. 128
Calculating the Sound Level	p. 129
Taking Things Further	p. 135
Adding Some Texture	p. 136
Summary	p. 136
Networked Python	p. 139
Understanding Hosts, Ports, and Sockets	p. 139
Locating Computers with IP Addresses	p. 140
Building a Chat Server	p. 141
Tweeting to the World	p. 144
Weather Forecasts with JSON	p. 147
Testing Your Knowledge	p. 149
Exercise 1	p. 149
Getting On the Web	p. 149
Making Your Website Dynamic	p. 151
Using Templates	p. 153
Sending Data Back with Forms	p. 153
Exercise 2	p. 155
Keeping Things Secure	p. 155
Summary	p. 159
Solutions to Exercises	p. 160
Exercise 1	p. 160
Exercise 2	p. 161
Minecraft	p. 163
Exploring Minecraft	p. 164
Controlling Your Minecraft World	p. 164
Creating Minecraft Worlds in Python	p. 165
Building Worlds	p. 166
Drawing Pictures	p. 166
Taking Things Further	p. 169
Making the Game Snake	p. 169
Moving the Snake	p. 173
Growing the Snake	p. 173
Adding the Apples	p. 174
Taking Things Further	p. 175
Summary	p. 175
Multimedia	p. 177
Using PyAudio to Get Sound into Your Computer	p. 177
Recording the Sound	p. 179
Speaking to Your Pi	p. 180
Asking the Program Questions	p. 181
Putting It All Together	p. 182
Taking Things Further	p. 184
Making Movies	p. 184
Using USB Webcams	p. 185
Adding Computer Vision Features with OpenCV	p. 187
Taking Things Further	p. 190
Using the Raspberry Pi Camera Module	p. 190
Creating Live Streams	p. 193
Taking Things Further	p. 196
Summary	p. 196
Scripting	p. 197
Getting Started with the Linux Command Line	p. 197
Using the Subprocess Module	p. 200
Command-Line Flags	p. 202
Regular Expressions	p. 203
Testing Your Knowledge	p. 206
Scripting with Networking	p. 207
Bringing It All Together	p. 209
Working with Files in Python	p. 216
Summary	p. 217
Interfacing with Hardware	p. 219
Setting Up Your Hardware Options	p. 219
Female to Male Jumper Wires	p. 219
Pi Cobbler	p. 220
Solderless Breadboard	p. 221
Stripboards and Prototyping Boards	p. 221
PCB Manufacturing	p. 222
Getting the Best Tools	p. 222
Wire Cutters/Strippers	p. 222
Multimeters	p. 222
Soldering Irons	p. 222
Hardware Needed for this Chapter	p. 223
The First Circuit	p. 224
Protecting Your Pi	p. 228
Power Limits	p. 229
Getting Input	p. 229
Expanding the GPIO Options with I2C, SP1, and Serial	p. 231
The SPI Communications Protocol	p. 231
The I2C Communications Protocol	p. 235
The Serial Communications Protocol	p. 236
Taking the Example Further	p. 236
Arduino	p. 236
PiFace	p. 237
Gertboard	p. 237
Wireless Inventor's Kit	p. 238
Trying Some Popular Projects	p. 238
Robots	p. 238
Home Automation	p. 239
Burglar Alarms	p. 239
Digital Art	p. 239
Summary	p. 239
Testing and Debugging	p. 241
Investigating Bugs by Printing Out the Values	p. 241
Finding Bugs by Testing	p. 245
Checking Bits of Code with Unit Tests	p. 245
Getting More Assertive	p. 250
Using Test Suites for Regression Testing	p. 252
Testing the Whole Package	p. 253
Making Sure Your Software's Usable	p. 254
How Much Should You Test?	p. 254
Summary	p. 255
Index	p. 257
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FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Publication DateMar. 10th, 2014

Pages288

ISBN-139781118717059

Dimensions7.50 x 9.20 x 0.70 inches

ISBN-101118717058

Shipping Weight1.25 lbs

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Introduction	p. 1
What Is Programming?	p. 1
Why the Raspberry Pi?	p. 2
How Does this Book Work?	p. 2
Getting Up and Running	p. 5
Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi	p. 5
Solving Problems	p. 6
A Quick Tour of Raspbian	p. 7
Using LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment)	p. 7
Using the Terminal	p. 8
Changing Configurations with Raspi-Config	p. 10
Installing Software	p. 10
Python 3	p. 11
The Python Interpreter	p. 11
Running Python Programs	p. 11
Summary	p. 12
A Really Quick Introduction to Python	p. 13
Drawing Picture with Turtles	p. 13
Using Loops	p. 16
Conditionals: if, elif, and else	p. 18
Using Functions and Methods to Structure Code	p. 20
A Python Game of Cat and Mouse	p. 21
Understanding Variables	p. 24
Defining Functions	p. 24
Looping Through the Game	p. 25
Summary	p. 26
Python Busies	p. 27
Variables, Values, and Types	p. 27
Values Have Types	p. 28
Storing Numbers	p. 29
Keeping Text in Strings	p. 30
Boolean: True or False	p. 31
Converting Between Data Types	p. 32
Test Your Knowledge	p. 32
	p. 33
Storing Values in Structures	p. 33
Non-Sequential Values in Dictionaries and Sets	p. 37
Test Your Knowledge	p. 38
Controlling the Way the Program Flows	p. 38
Moving Through Data with for Loops	p. 39
Going Deeper with Nested Loops	p. 40
Branching Execution with if Statements	p. 41
Catching Exceptions	p. 42
	p. 43
Making Code Reusable with Functions	p. 43
Optional Parameters	p. 46
Bringing Everything Together	p. 46
	p. 48
Building Objects with Classes	p. 49
Getting Extra Features from Modules	p. 54
Summary	p. 55
Solutions to Exercises	p. 56
Exercise 1	p. 56
Exercise 2	p. 56
Exercise 3	p. 56
Graphical Programming	p. 57
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Programming	p. 58
Adding Controls	p. 60
Test Your Knowledge	p. 62
	p. 62
Creating a Web Browser	p. 62
Adding Window Menus	p. 71
Test Your Knowledge	p. 73
	p. 73
Summary	p. 74
Solutions to Exercises	p. 74
	p. 74
	p. 76
Creating Gaines	p. 77
Building a Game	p. 79
Initialising PyGame	p. 82
Creating a World	p. 86
Detecting Collisions	p. 88
Moving Left and Right	p. 90
Reaching the Goal	p. 92
Making a Challenge	p. 93
Making It Your Own	p. 97
Adding Sound	p. 98
Adding Scenery	p. 99
Adding the Finishing Touches	p. 101
Taking the Game to the Next Level	p. 102
Realistic Game Physics	p. 103
Summary	p. 108
Creating Graphics with OpenGL	p. 109
Getting Modules	p. 110
Creating a Spinning Cube	p. 110
Vectors and Matrices	p. 112
Bringing It All Together	p. 116
Let There Be Light	p. 120
Calculating the Distance of the Point from the Light Source	p. 120
Calculating Reflecting Angles	p. 121
Making the Screen Dance	p. 126
Building the 3D Model	p. 128
Calculating the Sound Level	p. 129
Taking Things Further	p. 135
Adding Some Texture	p. 136
Summary	p. 136
Networked Python	p. 139
Understanding Hosts, Ports, and Sockets	p. 139
Locating Computers with IP Addresses	p. 140
Building a Chat Server	p. 141
Tweeting to the World	p. 144
Weather Forecasts with JSON	p. 147
Testing Your Knowledge	p. 149
Exercise 1	p. 149
Getting On the Web	p. 149
Making Your Website Dynamic	p. 151
Using Templates	p. 153
Sending Data Back with Forms	p. 153
Exercise 2	p. 155
Keeping Things Secure	p. 155
Summary	p. 159
Solutions to Exercises	p. 160
Exercise 1	p. 160
Exercise 2	p. 161
Minecraft	p. 163
Exploring Minecraft	p. 164
Controlling Your Minecraft World	p. 164
Creating Minecraft Worlds in Python	p. 165
Building Worlds	p. 166
Drawing Pictures	p. 166
Taking Things Further	p. 169
Making the Game Snake	p. 169
Moving the Snake	p. 173
Growing the Snake	p. 173
Adding the Apples	p. 174
Taking Things Further	p. 175
Summary	p. 175
Multimedia	p. 177
Using PyAudio to Get Sound into Your Computer	p. 177
Recording the Sound	p. 179
Speaking to Your Pi	p. 180
Asking the Program Questions	p. 181
Putting It All Together	p. 182
Taking Things Further	p. 184
Making Movies	p. 184
Using USB Webcams	p. 185
Adding Computer Vision Features with OpenCV	p. 187
Taking Things Further	p. 190
Using the Raspberry Pi Camera Module	p. 190
Creating Live Streams	p. 193
Taking Things Further	p. 196
Summary	p. 196
Scripting	p. 197
Getting Started with the Linux Command Line	p. 197
Using the Subprocess Module	p. 200
Command-Line Flags	p. 202
Regular Expressions	p. 203
Testing Your Knowledge	p. 206
Scripting with Networking	p. 207
Bringing It All Together	p. 209
Working with Files in Python	p. 216
Summary	p. 217
Interfacing with Hardware	p. 219
Setting Up Your Hardware Options	p. 219
Female to Male Jumper Wires	p. 219
Pi Cobbler	p. 220
Solderless Breadboard	p. 221
Stripboards and Prototyping Boards	p. 221
PCB Manufacturing	p. 222
Getting the Best Tools	p. 222
Wire Cutters/Strippers	p. 222
Multimeters	p. 222
Soldering Irons	p. 222
Hardware Needed for this Chapter	p. 223
The First Circuit	p. 224
Protecting Your Pi	p. 228
Power Limits	p. 229
Getting Input	p. 229
Expanding the GPIO Options with I2C, SP1, and Serial	p. 231
The SPI Communications Protocol	p. 231
The I2C Communications Protocol	p. 235
The Serial Communications Protocol	p. 236
Taking the Example Further	p. 236
Arduino	p. 236
PiFace	p. 237
Gertboard	p. 237
Wireless Inventor's Kit	p. 238
Trying Some Popular Projects	p. 238
Robots	p. 238
Home Automation	p. 239
Burglar Alarms	p. 239
Digital Art	p. 239
Summary	p. 239
Testing and Debugging	p. 241
Investigating Bugs by Printing Out the Values	p. 241
Finding Bugs by Testing	p. 245
Checking Bits of Code with Unit Tests	p. 245
Getting More Assertive	p. 250
Using Test Suites for Regression Testing	p. 252
Testing the Whole Package	p. 253
Making Sure Your Software's Usable	p. 254
How Much Should You Test?	p. 254
Summary	p. 255
Index	p. 257
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