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Raspberry Pi Essentials

You're reading from   Raspberry Pi Essentials Get up and running with the Raspberry Pi to develop captivating projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784396398
Length 212 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Getting Started with Raspberry Pi 2. Configuring the Raspberry Pi Desktop and Software FREE CHAPTER 3. Raspberry Pi and Cameras 4. Raspberry Pi Audio Input and Output 5. Port Input and Output on the Raspberry Pi 6. Driving I2C Peripherals on the Raspberry Pi 7. Going Mobile with Raspberry Pi 8. Creating a Raspberry Pi Line-following Robot Index

Building a talking clock with Python 3

Python is often used as a scripting language when the speed of execution is a secondary consideration. In this situation, it can provide much more script flexibility and improved manageability compared to a Bash script.

The GUI development environment for Python 3 is called IDLE3, and if you double-click on the icon, it will, by default, open a single window called Python Shell. Although you can enter commands directly in the shell interface, it will be beneficial for you to learn from the start how to create and save program files using the Python editor.

If you are not familiar with Python 3, there are many online tutorials that introduce basic programming techniques. An excellent overview and tutorial is available from the Python.org website at http://docs.python.org/3.2/tutorial. There is also an excellent help system in Python Shell that you can use to develop programs in the editor window.

To access the help system, at the Python Shell command prompt...

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