Chapter 4. Python on the Pi
Python is a great first programming language; it’s clear and easy to get up and running. More important, there are a lot of other users to share code with and ask questions.
Guido van Rossum created Python, and very early on recognized its use as a first language for computing. In 1999, van Rossum put together a widely read proposal called “Computer Programming for Everybody” that laid out a vision for an ambitious program to teach programming in elementary and secondary schools using Python. More than a decade later, it looks like it is actually happening with the coming of the Raspberry Pi.
Python is an interpreted language, which means that you can write a program or script and execute it directly rather than compiling ...
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