Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python

Learn to Program with Minecraft is a fun, interactive introduction to programming in Python that will teach you how to customize Minecraft Pi, a free version of the popular game that runs on the tiny Raspberry Pi computer.

You'll get started with short, simple Python lessons and use your new skills to modify the game for instant results. You'll write code to trap enemies, teleport, super jump, turn boring blocks into gold, make blocks magically move on their own, and build secret passages and forests. Fans and newcomers alike will learn how to make the Minecraft world their own, while learning programming basics that will come in handy in Minecraft and beyond!

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Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python

Learn to Program with Minecraft is a fun, interactive introduction to programming in Python that will teach you how to customize Minecraft Pi, a free version of the popular game that runs on the tiny Raspberry Pi computer.

You'll get started with short, simple Python lessons and use your new skills to modify the game for instant results. You'll write code to trap enemies, teleport, super jump, turn boring blocks into gold, make blocks magically move on their own, and build secret passages and forests. Fans and newcomers alike will learn how to make the Minecraft world their own, while learning programming basics that will come in handy in Minecraft and beyond!

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Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python

Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python

by Craig Richardson
Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python

Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python

by Craig Richardson

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Overview

Learn to Program with Minecraft is a fun, interactive introduction to programming in Python that will teach you how to customize Minecraft Pi, a free version of the popular game that runs on the tiny Raspberry Pi computer.

You'll get started with short, simple Python lessons and use your new skills to modify the game for instant results. You'll write code to trap enemies, teleport, super jump, turn boring blocks into gold, make blocks magically move on their own, and build secret passages and forests. Fans and newcomers alike will learn how to make the Minecraft world their own, while learning programming basics that will come in handy in Minecraft and beyond!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781593276706
Publisher: No Starch Press San Francisco, CA
Publication date: 12/25/2015
Sales rank: 418,525
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile: 970L (what's this?)
Age Range: 11 - 17 Years

About the Author

Craig Richardson is a longtime software developer and Python teacher. He has worked for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, presented at Raspberry Pi events, and led workshops on Python programming with Minecraft Pi.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Setting Up for Your Adventure
Chapter 2: Teleporting with Variables
Chapter 3: Building Quickly and Traveling Far with Math
Chapter 4: Chatting with Strings
Chapter 5: Figuring Out What's True and False with Booleans
Chapter 6: Making Mini-Games with if Statements
Chapter 7: Dance Parties and Flower Parades with while Loops
Chapter 8: Functions Give You Superpowers
Chapter 9: Hitting Things with Lists and Dictionaries
Chapter 10: Minecraft Magic with for Loops
Chapter 11: Saving and Loading Buildings with Files and Modules
Chapter 12: Getting Classy with Object-Oriented Programming
Afterword
Block ID Cheat Sheet

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