Chapter 1. Getting Started with Python and Arduino

This chapter introduces the Python programming language and the open source electronic prototyping platform Arduino. The first section of the chapter focuses on Python and briefly describes the benefits of Python along with installation and configuration steps. The remaining part of the chapter describes Arduino and Arduino's development environment.

At the end of this chapter, you will have configured a programming environment for both Python and Arduino for your favorite operating system. If you are a beginner with either or both platforms (that is, Python and Arduino), it is advisable that you follow the given steps in this chapter, as the later chapters will assume that you have the exact configuration ...

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