Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
The Python programming language is used throughout the world in business and
education. It is extremely powerful but also easy to learn you can find out more
about Python at
www.python.org
.
When computer programmers learn a new programming language or a new way of
doing something, they always start by writing a “hello world” program. This is a really
simple program that displays “hello world” on the screen, to make sure everything is
installed and working properly.
In this first adventure, you will set up your computer to allow you to write a program
that displays the text “Hello Minecraft World” on the Minecraft chat (see Figure 1-1).
FIGURE.1-1
Hello Minecraft World
To do the Minecraft programming in this topic, you need one of these three types of
computer: a PC running Microsoft Windows; an Apple Mac running MacOS X; or a
Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. The way you set up your computer will be different
depending on which sort you have but, once you have set it up, you program Minecraft
in exactly the same way on all of them. To make it easier for you to set up your com-
puter, you can download a starter kit from the topic's companion website (
www.wiley.
com/go/adventuresinminecraft)
. The starter kits have been tested to make sure all
the Adventures in this topic work properly. You'll see that your starter kit contains a
README
file, which you should have a look at. It describes what the kit contains and
