{"product_id":"raspberry-pi-in-easy-steps-paperback","title":"Raspberry Pi in Easy Steps - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Raspberry Pi is a cheap, \u003cbr\u003ebasic, programmable credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a\u003cbr\u003ekeyboard. It can be used for many of the things that your PC does, like\u003cbr\u003espreadsheets, word-processing and playing games, but its real purpose is to\u003cbr\u003einspire children (and grown-ups) to learn how to program. Over five million\u003cbr\u003eRaspberry Pis have been sold worldwide, so\u003cbr\u003efar!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaspberry Pi in easy steps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003estarts with the basic components you'll need, setting up the system and logging\u003cbr\u003einto the console. Then, \u003cstrong\u003ein easy steps\u003c\/strong\u003e, it covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExploring\u003cbr\u003ethe desktop\u003c\/strong\u003e, including understanding the Taskbar, customizing\u003cbr\u003ethe look and feel, examining the filesystem, and browsing the internet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommanding\u003cbr\u003ethe system\u003c\/strong\u003e, including getting applications, saving web pages, \u003cbr\u003ereading and writing text, finding files, adding users, changing permissions, \u003cbr\u003eand employing the shell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnimating with\u003cbr\u003eScratch\u003c\/strong\u003e - a fun learning environment that enables complete\u003cbr\u003ebeginners to create computer programs visually without writing any\u003cbr\u003ecode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProgramming with Python\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cbr\u003ea high-level (human-readable) programming language that is processed by the\u003cbr\u003ePython 'interpreter' to produce results\u003cbr\u003efast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducing games\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cbr\u003eRaspberry Pi ships with a selection of Python games for you to try, but also\u003cbr\u003eincludes the Python 'pygame' module that you can use to make your own games, \u003cbr\u003ewhich is covered in \u003cstrong\u003ePython in easy\u003cbr\u003esteps\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeveloping windowed apps\u003cbr\u003ewith Tkinter\u003c\/strong\u003e, the standard Python module that is shipped with\u003cbr\u003ethe Raspberry Pi, that you can use to create graphical applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriving\u003cbr\u003eheader pins\u003c\/strong\u003e - how to control electrical input and output on the\u003cbr\u003eRaspberry Pi header from Python scripts, including lighting a lamp, adding more\u003cbr\u003ebuttons and controlling projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaspberry Pi in easy steps\u003c\/strong\u003e to have fun going back\u003cbr\u003eto basics and creating your own applications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSource code\u003cbr\u003efiles from the examples featured in this book are available to download free\u003cbr\u003efor checking against your own work. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. 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