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Raspian, Raspberry Pi 4 Project with Python

Thonny Python

This is my first python programming project on Raspberry Pi using Raspian OS. Additionally, this is my first project covering Git through Raspian OS.

Raspberry Pi 4 Set Up

• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 1.5GHz 64-bit quad-core ARMv8 CPU 2 GB RAM
• USB-C Power Supply (5-foot cable)
• Raspberry Pi White/Red Case
• Raspberry Pi Keyboard and Mouse
• Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable (3-foot cable)
• 16 GB MicroSD Card w/NOOBS

Challenges for GitHub Setup

• Set up git authentication using token.
• Permanently authenticating with Git repositories

Challenges completed for Python Program

Python Basics

• Print Hello World!
• Completed looping:
  • Identified colon symbol is used to tell Python that the next instruction should be part of the loop.
  • Identified that indentation is how Python tells the difference between instruction outside the loop and instructions inside the loop; the indented code is known as being nested.
    • Indentation is important in Python and one of the most common bug in Python (beware!).
  • Identified infinite looping and interupting program within Thonny Python IDE.
  • Completed conditional statement and variable assignment. Used conditional operators.

Python Project Challenge 1: Turtle Snowflakes

Learn how to play with graphics and create snowflake using python library, turtle.

• Completed drawing of a parallelogram
• Completed using loops to draw multiple parallelogram into a snowflake
• Imported random library to create a randomly generated multicolor snowflake
• Created a function within python branch() to automate snowflake drawing