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Python Basics
The time has come to start creating some of our own programs for the Raspberry Pi. The language we are going to use is called Python. It has the great benefit that it is easy to learn while at the same time being powerful enough to create some interesting programs, including some simple games and programs that use graphics.
As with most things in life, it is necessary to learn to walk before you can run, and so we will begin with the basics of the Python language.
Okay, so a programming language is a language for writing computer programs in. But why do we have to use a special language anyway? Why couldn’t we just use a human language? How does the computer use the things that we write in this language?
The reason why we don’t ...
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