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.

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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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Learn Raspberry Pi Programming with Python

· Chapter 1: Introduction to the Raspberry Pi

· Chapter 2: Linux by the Seat of Your Pants

· Chapter 3: Introduction to Python

· Chapter 4: Electronics at 100 MPF

· Chapter 5: The Web bot

· Chapter 6: The Weather Station

· Chapter 7: The Media Server

· Chapter 8: The Home Security System

· Chapter 9: The Cat Toy

· Chapter 10: The Radio-controlled Airplane

· Chapter 11: The Weather Balloon

· Chapter 12: The Submersible

· Chapter 13: The Raspberry Pi and the Arduino

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