Learn Python on the Raspberry Pi

A Gentle Introduction to Python Coding on the Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost educational computing platform specifically aimed at hardware and software experimentation.

Starting at around £5 for the Pi Zero to around £30 for the more powerful Raspberry Pi 3 it's an ideal product for anyone with a desire to learn the craft of software programming and explore the powerful Linux operating system.

This interactive tutorial is based around my multi-part Micro Mart magazine series Learn Python on the Raspberry Pi - but now upgraded to Python 3.

Learn Python by experimentation, typing in the fully documented code to discover how to program useful, educational and entertaining apps.

After each topic you'll know a little more about the Python coding and the art of programming.

Any Raspberry Pi board running Python 3 is suitable, including the Pi Zero, Pi 2 and the Pi 3. The same code should also run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems with Python 3 installed.

Here's the list of all the 45+ topics (now with more advanced subjects in section 7):

Part 1: Diving In
• Why Python?
• Which Python?
• Interactive Python
• Assigning Variables
• Using Functions
• Introducing Modules
• Your First Program

Part 2: Going Loopy
• Introducing Loops
• While Loops
• Timer App
• Running Timer
• For Loops
• File Walk App

Part 3: Building Blocks
• Program Structure
• Using Functions
• Creating Functions
• Guessing Game

Part 4: A GUI World
• GUI Windows
• GUI Code Structure
• GUI Event Handling
• Installing Tkinter
• Simple GUI App
• GUI File Search App

Part 5: Turtle Graphics Fun
• Remembering the Logo computer language?
• Introducing the Turtle Module
• Move Your Turtle
• Drawing In Colour
• Creating Turtle Patterns
• Stamping Turtle Shapes
• Tom the Turtle
• Tom and Tim Stomp

Part 6: PyGame Basics
• Why PyGame?
• PyGame Overview
• PyGame Installation
• PyGame Events
• PyGame Event Handling
• PyGame Colours
• PyGame Init Code
• PyGame Screen Drawing
• PyGame Complete App

Part 7: Python Math
• Python Math - math Module
• Python Math - Function Plotting
• Python Math - Complex Numbers
• Python Math - SageMath

Part 8: More Advanced Python Topics
• Python 2 to 3 Conversion Tips
• Python Turtle Graphics for 3D Printing
• Handling Python Exceptions
• Python Multi-core Processor Threads
• Understanding Web Server Python Scripts
• Python Scripting for Applications
• Python Mobile Apps with Kivy
• BottlePy Web Server - Tiny, Fast and Lightweight

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