Learn Raspberry Pi Programming with Python

1. Front Matter

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2. Introducing the Raspberry Pi

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 1-26

3. Linux by the Seat of Your Pants

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 27-53

4. Introducing Python

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 55-89

5. Electronics at 100 MPH

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 91-118

6. The Web Bot

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 119-145

7. The Weather Station

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 147-178

8. The Media Server

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 179-197

9. The Home Security System

   • Wolfram Donat

   Pages 199-226

10. The Cat Toy

    • Wolfram Donat

    Pages 227-254

11. The Radio-Controlled Airplane

    • Wolfram Donat

    Pages 255-278

12. The Weather Balloon

    • Wolfram Donat

    Pages 279-302

13. The Submersible

    • Wolfram Donat

    Pages 303-347

14. The Raspberry Pi and the Arduino

    • Wolfram Donat

    Pages 349-364

15. Back Matter

    Pages 365-373

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Learn how to program your nifty new $35 computer to make a web spider, a weather station, a media server, and more. This book explores how to make a variety of fun and even useful projects, from a web bot to search and download files to a toy to drive your pets insane.
Even if you're completely new to programming in general, you'll see how easy it is to create a home security system, an underwater photography system, an RC plane with a camera, and even a near-space weather balloon with a camera.  You'll learn how to use Pi with Arduino as well as Pi with Gertboard, an expansion board with an onboard ATmega microcontroller.

Learn Raspberry Pi Programming with Python has been fully updated in this new edition to cover the features of the new boards. You'll learn how to program in Python on your Raspberry Pi with hands-on examples and fun projects. 

What You'll Learn

• Set up your new Raspberry Pi
  
• Build unique projects across a range of interests
  
• Program basic functions and processes using Python

Who This Book Is For


Readers who want to learn Python on a fun platform like the Pi and pick up some electronics skills along the way. No programming or Linux skill required, but a little experience with Linux will be helpful. Readers familiar with the 1st edition will enjoy the updated information in this new edition.

• Raspberry Pi
• Python
• Programming
• Development
• Micro computer

“Donat (independent scholar) provides a volume that is about equally divided between background material (Python, Circuits, the Raspberry Pi) and a set of stimulating ‘maker’ projects that combine coding, circuit-building, and mechanical construction. The writing style is casual but clear. … the determined hobbyist with sufficient experience will find the background material useful and the projects challenging, stimulating, and rewarding, and the book likewise serves as a useful resource for libraries hosting makerspaces.” (C. Vickery, Choice, Vol. 56 (6), February, 2019)

• Palmdale, USA

  Wolfram Donat

Wolfram Donat is a computer engineer, writer, and maker and is an expert on single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi, the Beagle board, and the BBC micro:bit. He is the author of several books, including Learn Raspberry Pi Programming With Python, Make A Raspberry Pi-Controlled Robot, Getting Started with the BBC micro:bit, and Jumpstarting C. He is a best-selling author on Amazon and has received funding from NASA and others for his work in autonomous submersibles and computer vision.

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