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Richard BlumChristine BresnahanPythonProgramming forRaspberry Pi
Sams Teach Yourself Python Programming for Raspberry Pi 24 HoursCopyright 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc.All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, withoutwritten permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use ofthe information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation ofthis book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is anyliability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.Raspberry Pi is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5205-5ISBN-10: 0-7897-5205-0Library of Congress Control Number: 2013946052Printed in the United States of AmericaFirst Printing: October 2013Editor-in-ChiefGreg WiegandExecutive EditorRick KughenDevelopmentEditorMark RenfrowManaging EditorKristy HartProject EditorAndy BeasterCopy EditorKitty WilsonTrademarksAll terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have beenappropriately capitalized. Sams Publishing cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Useof a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or servicemark.Warning and DisclaimerEvery effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but nowarranty or fitness is implied. The information provided is on an “as is” basis. The author(s) andthe publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect toany loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book.Bulk SalesSams Publishing offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales. For more information, please contactU.S. Corporate and Government or sales outside of the U.S., please contactInternational Salesinternational@pearsoned.comIndexerTim WrightProofreaderSarah KearnsTechnical EditorJason FosterPublishingCoordinatorKristen WattersonInterior DesignerMark ShirarCover DesignerMark ShirarCompositorNonie Ratcliff
Contents at a GlanceIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Part I: The Raspberry Pi Programming EnvironmentHOUR 1 Setting Up the Raspberry Pi.72 Understanding the Raspbian Linux Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Setting Up a Programming Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Part II: Python FundamentalsHOUR 4 Understanding Python Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 Using Arithmetic in Your Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 976 Controlling Your Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1157 Learning About Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Part III: Advanced PythonHOUR 8 Using Lists and Tuples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1559 Dictionaries and Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17510 Working with Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19911 Using Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21712 Creating Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23913 Working with Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25714 Exploring the World of Object-Oriented Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27715 Employing Inheritance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29316 Regular Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31717 Exception Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
ivSams Teach Yourself Python Programming for Raspberry Pi in 24 HoursPart IV: Graphical ProgrammingHOUR 18 GUI Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36119 Game Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387Part V: Business ProgrammingHOUR 20 Using the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42321 Using Databases in Your Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44722 Web Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Part VI: Raspberry Pi Python ProjectsHOUR 23 Creating Basic Pi/Python Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49324 Working with Advanced Pi/Python Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529Part VII: AppendixA Loading the Raspbian Operating System onto an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
Table of ContentsIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Programming with Python. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Who Should Read This Book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conventions Used in This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1123Part I: The Raspberry Pi Programming EnvironmentHOUR 1: Setting Up the Raspberry Pi.What Is a Raspberry Pi?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Acquiring a Raspberry Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nice Additional Peripherals .9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17What Raspberry Pi Peripherals Are Necessary?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Getting Your Raspberry Pi Working. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Troubleshooting Your Raspberry Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Deciding How to Purchase PeripheralsSummary .Q&AWorkshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOUR 2: Understanding the Raspbian Linux Distribution .Learning About Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Interacting with the Raspbian Command LineInteracting with the Raspbian GUI .Summary .Q&A26Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOUR 3: Setting Up a Programming EnvironmentExploring Python44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Checking Your Python Environment .Installing Python and Tools .
viSams Teach Yourself Python Programming for Raspberry Pi in 24 HoursLearning About the Python Interpreter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Learning About the Python Interactive Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Knowing Which Tool to Use and When.Summary .Q&A51. . . . . . . . . . .Learning About the Python Development Environment ShellCreating Python Scripts .50Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Part II: Python FundamentalsHOUR 4: Understanding Python BasicsProducing Python Script Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81Formatting Scripts for Readability.Understanding Python Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95Assigning Value to Python VariablesLearning About Python Data TypesAllowing Python Script Input .Summary .Q&AWorkshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOUR 5: Using Arithmetic in Your ProgramsWorking with Math Operators .Calculating with Fractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Using Complex Number Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Getting Fancy with the math Module .103105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113Using the NumPy Math LibrariesSummary .Q&A95Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOUR 6: Controlling Your Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Working with the if StatementGrouping Multiple Statements113115. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
ContentsviiAdding Other Options with the else Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Adding More Options Using the elif Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121Comparing Values in Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Checking Complex Conditions .Negating a Condition CheckSummary .Q&AWorkshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOUR 7: Learning About Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Performing Repetitive Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Using the for Loop for Iteration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Using the while Loop for Iteration131131132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150Creating Nested Loops .Summary .Q&A129Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151Part III: Advanced PythonHOUR 8: Using Lists and Tuples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner Second Edition. CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED: THE GAME OVER PROGRAM 1 Examining the Game Over Program 2 Introducing Python 3 Python Is Easy to Use 3 Python Is Powerful 3 Python Is Object Oriented 4 Python Is a "Glue" Language 4 Python Runs Everywhere 4 Python Has a Strong Community 4 Python Is Free and Open Source 5 Setting Up Python on .
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