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The MagPi is the official Raspberry Pi magazine,
made for the community. As well as the regular
monthly magazine, there is a selection of pocket
books on single subjects in the Essentials range,
as well as annual Projects books – such as the one
you’re reading! If you can’t afford or find older
issues, every issue of The MagPi is available as a free
PDF online from the website. Here are some of our
favourite releases for beginners – so far!THE MAGPI
RESOURCES
CHATBOT
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Want to talk to your computer? This fun Scratch
project lets you create a ‘chatbot’, a program
that tries to simulate the experience of talking to
someone. Asking it specific questions will elicit
specific responses.TURTLE RACE
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This simple Python game has you racing four turtles
against each other. The outcome is random each
time, so you’ll be cheering for your chosen turtle
throughout the entire race. This project also teaches
some animation tricks with simple graphics.LIVE DJ
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Sonic Pi is a cool program that lets you write music
using code! There’s a series of Sonic Pi tutorials from
Code Club which teach you the basics of creating
your ‘loop’ for music before finishing off by teaching
you how to put it all together in a live show.SIMPLE ELECTRONICS
WITH GPIO ZERO
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Want to learn how to program
physical objects on your Pi?
The GPIO Zero library for
programming language Python
makes this very easy, and this
book takes you from the basics all
the way to controlling a robot with it.CODE
CLUB
RESOURCES
Code Club is a network of after-school and
extracurricular computing clubs that provides free
resources for kids aged 9–13 to learn how to code using
Scratch and Python. There are thousands of clubs
around the globe, so check to see if there’s one in your
local area. You can even start a Code Club if you want,
and there’s more info for that on the site. Here are
some of our favourite projects.codeclub.org.uk
ISSUE 50: 50 GREATEST
RASPBERRY PI PROJECTS
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Want to be inspired by all the amazing stuff people
have made in the community? We count down the 50
best projects as voted for by the community. We could
easily do 50 more amazing projects as well – there are
so many talented people in the community!ISSUE 53:
BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CODING
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Discover the joy and art of computer programming
with your Raspberry Pi. The beginner‘s guide in this
issue of the The MagPi helps you get started with
coding using the popular Python language. Discover
how to use loops, conditionals, variables, and more.ISSUE 64:
ELECTRONICS STARTER GUIDE
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In this issue of The MagPi, we show you how to read
electronic circuits, and how to construct them so
you can make your own amazing projects. Raspberry
Pi makes it relatively easy, but you still need a
stepping‑off point.raspberrypi.org/magpi 11RASPBERRY PI FOR NEWBIES Feature
The Official Raspberry Pi Projects Book