Professional and Applied Computing

Learn Raspberry Pi Programming with Python will show you how to program your nifty new $35 computer to make a web spider, a weather station, a media server, and more. You''ll learn how to program in Python on your Raspberry Pi with hands-on examples and fun projects.

Even if you''re completely new to programming in general, you''ll figure out how 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 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. You''ll even learn how to use Pi with Arduino as well as Pi with Gertboard, an expansion board with an onboard ATmega microcontroller.