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Programming the Raspberry Pi : getting started with Python / Simon Monk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Monk, Simon, author.
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Raspberry Pi (Computer)--Programming.
- Raspberry Pi (Computer).
- Video games--Programming.
- Video games.
- Python (Computer program language).
- Application software--Development.
- Application software.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2013]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Learn how to create innovative programs and fun games on your tiny yet powerful Raspberry Pi.
- Contents:
- A. About the author
- B. Dedication
- C. Acknowledgments
- D. Introduction
- 1. Introduction
- What is the raspberry pi?
- What can you do with a raspberry pi?
- A tour of the raspberry pi
- Setting up your raspberry pi
- Booting up
- Summary
- 2. Getting started
- Linux
- The desktop
- The internet
- The command line
- Applications
- Internet resources
- 3. Python basics
- Idle
- Numbers
- Variables
- For loops
- Simulating dice
- If
- While
- 4. Strings, lists, and dictionaries
- String theory
- Lists
- Functions
- Hangman
- Dictionaries
- Tuples
- Exceptions
- Summary of functions
- 5. Modules, classes, and methods
- Modules
- Object orientation
- Defining classes
- Inheritance
- 6. Files and the internet
- Files
- Pickling
- Internet
- 7. Graphical user interfaces
- Tkinter
- Hello world
- Temperature converter
- Other gui widgets
- Dialogs
- Menus
- The canvas
- 8. Games programming
- What is pygame?
- Hello pygame
- A raspberry game
- 9. Interfacing hardware
- GPIO pin connections
- Direct connection to GPIO pins
- Expansion boards
- Prototyping boards
- Arduino and the pi
- 10. Prototyping project (clock)
- What you need
- Hardware assembly
- Software
- Phase two
- 11. The raspirobot
- Phase 1: a basic rover
- Phase 2: adding a range finder and screen
- 12. What next
- Linux resources
- Python resources
- Raspberry pi resources
- Other programming languages
- Applications and projects
- Summary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Mar. 13, 2015.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Programming the Raspberry Pi : getting started with Python.
- ISBN:
- 9780071807838 (print-ISBN)
- 0071807837 (print-ISBN)
- OCLC:
- 856146253
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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