Python Primer

Your Raspberry Pi comes with Python, a flexible open source programming and scripting language. Download this PDF for a quick tutorial on getting started with Python.

Practical Python in Linux,” by Æleen Frisch, Linux Pro Magazine, August 2007, pg. 23.

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