# Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python - Third Edition

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Program your own Raspberry Pi projects! An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projects. Learn to create inventive programs and fun games on your...

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## Description

**Program your own Raspberry Pi projects!**

An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projects. Learn to create inventive programs and fun games on your powerful Raspberry Pi--with no programming experience required. **This practical book has been revised to fully cover the new Raspberry Pi 4, including upgrades to the Raspbian operating system.** Discover how to configure hardware and software, write Python scripts, create user-friendly GUIs, and control external electronics. DIY projects include a hangman game, RGB LED controller, digital clock, and RasPiRobot complete with an ultrasonic rangefinder.

- **Updated for Raspberry Pi 4**
- Set up your Raspberry Pi and explore its features
- Navigate files, folders, and menus
- Write Python programs using the IDLE editor
- Use strings, lists, functions, and dictionaries
- Work with modules, classes, and methods
- Create user-friendly games using Pygame
- Build intuitive user interfaces with Tkinter
- Attach external electronics through the GPIO port
- Add powerful Web features to your projects

Dr. Simon Monk has a degree in Cybernetics and Computer Science and a PhD in Software Engineering. He spent several years as an academic before he returned to industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd. Dr. Monk has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is a full-time writer on hobby electronics and open source hardware. He is the author of numerous electronics books, including 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius and Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius, as well as co-author of Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition.

**Note:** As of Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 we are selling the Third edition updated for the Raspberry Pi 4!

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