<div dir="ltr">This tutorial at PyCon in the next few weeks will cover using Python to manipulate Minecraft.<br>Not sure if this is on the Raspberry Pi version OR works against the Desktop PC version of Minecraft.<br><br>On the Raspberry Pi, folks have been manipulating Minecraft environments for years, but my understanding is that there were some differences that prevent/limited portability to the Desktop variant.<br><br><a href="https://us.pycon.org/2015/schedule/presentation/414/">https://us.pycon.org/2015/schedule/presentation/414/</a><div><br></div><div>Also see the Raspberry Pi version:<br><br><a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/updates-to-minecraft-documentation/">http://www.raspberrypi.org/updates-to-minecraft-documentation/</a><br><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Chalmer Lowe, MS<div><br></div><div>President, Dark Art of Coding</div><div><a href="http://darkartofcoding.com/" target="_blank">http://darkartofcoding.com/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Chairman, Python Education Summit</div><div><a href="https://us.pycon.org/2015/events/edusummit/" target="_blank">https://us.pycon.org/2015/events/edusummit/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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From: David MacQuigg <<a href="mailto:macquigg@ece.arizona.edu">macquigg@ece.arizona.edu</a>><br>
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On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 7:23 PM, David Handy <<a href="mailto:david@handysoftware.com">david@handysoftware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> This evening I had an interesting conversation with a very determined<br>
> 10-year old boy who wants to learn programming in Java and nothing but Java.<br>
> I told him that I recommend Python as a first programing language, because<br>
> learning Python is easier. But he was adamant. It's Java or nothing. Why?<br>
> Minecraft is implemented in Java. That made Java the ultimate in coolness to<br>
> him. No "risk-averse bureaucratic" thinking there, just a willingness to do<br>
> hard things to get what he wanted.<br>
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> So I told him, go for it, more power to you, and offered my assistance. What<br>
> else could I do? :) In the face of determination like that, it's lead,<br>
> follow, or get out of the way...<br>
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When I was an undergrad at Caltech, we had no good courses in<br>
programming or computer science, and I really wanted to understand<br>
computers. So I dedicated most of one summer to slugging through<br>
several feet of IBM manuals. My first "computer language" was JCL!!<br>
It was a total waste. I lost interest in programming for many years.<br>
Same thing happened to my interest in literature, after a string of<br>
really bad teachers in high school.<br>
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Give that 10-year old plenty of encouragement, but be ready to catch<br>
him when he falls. Write the Java for him, if necessary, but then<br>
show him the equivalent in Python.<br>
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