Raspberry Pi in Easy Steps - (In Easy Steps) by Mike McGrath (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The "Raspberry Pi" is a cheap, basic, programmable credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things that your PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and playing games, but its real purpose is to inspire children (and grown-ups) to learn how to program.<BR>Raspberry Pi in easy steps starts with the basic components you'll need, the desktop and how to command the system. Then in easy steps, it shows how to use Python to create games, develop windowed apps using Tkinter, add animations using Scratch, control electrical input and output, and much more.<BR>Use Raspberry Pi in easy steps to have fun going back to basics and creating your own applications.<BR><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The <i>Raspberry Pi</i> is a cheap, basic, programmable credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. Over five million <i>Raspberry Pi</i>'s have been sold worldwide, so far! <p/><b>Raspberry Pi in easy steps</b> starts with the basic components you'll need, setting up the system and logging into the console. Then step-by-step it covers; exploring the desktop, the Taskbar, customization, the filesystem and browsing the internet; commanding the system, applications, web pages, reading and writing text, finding files, adding users, changing permissions, and employing the shell; animating with Scratch, enabling complete beginners to create computer programs visually without writing any code; programming with Python a high-level (human-readable) programming language; producing games <i>Raspberry Pi</i> ships with a selection of Python games for you to try; developing windowed apps with Tkinter; driving header pins how to control electrical input and output on the <i>Raspberry Pi</i> header from Python scripts, including lighting a lamp, adding more buttons and controlling projects. <p/>Use <b>Raspberry Pi in easy steps</b> to have fun going back to basics and creating your own applications. <p/>Source code files from the examples featured in this book are available to download free from the <b>In Easy Steps</b> website.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mike McGrath</b> gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. Mike is an established In Easy Steps author with several guides to his credit including: C++; Javascript, Java, Linux, PHP, SQL and Visual Basic Express.<br>
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