Python Programming with Raspberry Pi

Key Features

• This is the first book on the market that teaches Python programming with Raspberry Pi Zero
• Develop exciting applications such as a mobile robot and home automation controller using Python
• This step-by-step guide helps you make the most out of Raspberry Pi Zero using Python programming

Book Description

Raspberry Pi Zero is a super-small and super-affordable product from Raspberry Pi which is packed with a plethora of features and has grabbed the eyes of programmers especially Python.

This book will be your step-by-step guide for developing practical applications in Python using a Raspberry Pi Zero. It would be a valuable resource to learn the essential details of interfacing sensors, actuators to a Raspberry Pi as well as displaying data and data acquisition. You will get started with writing a Python program that blinks an LED at 1-second intervals. Then you will learn to write simple logic to execute tasks based upon sensor data (for e.g. control a motor) and retrieve data from the web (e.g. check emails to provide a visual alert). At the end of this book, you will learn to build a home automation system with Python where different appliances are controlled using the Raspberry Pi.

The examples discussed in each chapter of this book culminate in a project at the end of this book that help improve quality of lives.

What you will learn

• Configure Raspberry Pi using Python Programming language
• Control loops to blink an LED using simple arithmetic operations
• Understand the working of interface sensors, actuators and LED displays
• Get to grips with every aspect of Python programming using a practical example
• Explore machine vision, data visualization, and scientific computations
• Build a mobile robot using the Raspberry Pi as the controller
• Build a voice activated home automation controller