{"product_id":"learn-to-program-with-minecraft-isbn-9781593276706","title":"Learn to Program with Minecraft","description":"You’ve bested creepers, traveled deep into caves, and maybe even gone to The End and back—but have you ever transformed a sword into a magic wand? Built a palace in the blink of an eye? Designed your own color-changing disco dance floor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLearn to Program with Minecraft®\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll do all this and more with the power of Python, a free language used by millions of professional and first-time programmers!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBegin with some short, simple Python lessons and then use your new skills to modify Minecraft to produce instant and totally awesome results. Learn how to customize Minecraft to make mini-games, duplicate entire buildings, and turn boring blocks into gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll also write programs that:\u003cbr\u003e–Take you on an automated teleportation tour around your Minecraft world\u003cbr\u003e–Build massive monuments, pyramids, forests, and more in a snap!\u003cbr\u003e–Make secret passageways that open when you activate a hidden switch\u003cbr\u003e–Create a spooky ghost town that vanishes and reappears elsewhere\u003cbr\u003e–Show exactly where to dig for rare blocks\u003cbr\u003e–Cast a spell so that a cascade of flowers (or dynamite if you’re daring!) follows your every move\u003cbr\u003e–Make mischief with dastardly lava traps and watery curses that cause huge floods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re a Minecraft megafan or a newbie, you’ll see Minecraft in a whole new light while learning the basics of programming. Sure, you could spend all day mining for precious resources or building your mansion by hand, but with the power of Python, those days are over!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequires: Windows 7 or later; OS X 10.10 or later; or a Raspberry Pi.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUses Python 3\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Setting Up for Your Adventure\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Teleporting with Variables\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Building Quickly and Traveling Far with Math\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Chatting with Strings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Figuring Out What's True and False with Booleans\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Making Mini-Games with if Statements\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Dance Parties and Flower Parades with while Loops\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Functions Give You Superpowers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Hitting Things with Lists and Dictionaries\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Minecraft Magic with for Loops\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Saving and Loading Buildings with Files and Modules\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Getting Classy with Object-Oriented Programming\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eBlock ID Cheat Sheet\"This book makes it easy for you and your middle and high school students to learn how to program in Python through very engaging Minecraft projects.\"\u003cbr\u003e—EdSurge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Not only would this book be great for motivated individuals, but teachers, tech coaches, librarians, and club leaders could use it as a basis for conducting their own classes and workshops.\"\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Connection\u003cb\u003eCraig Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e is a software developer and Python educator. He has worked for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, taught high school computing classes, and led many workshops on Python programming with Minecraft.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304717701349,"sku":"NP9781593276706","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593276706.jpg?v=1767731237","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/learn-to-program-with-minecraft-isbn-9781593276706","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}