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