Materials for the CoderDojo Twin Cities' Python / Minecraft / Raspberry Pi Course
Here is a list of the files with a short description of what each script does and what programming concepts are introduced:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Minecraft_Programming_Reference.pdf | (Documentation) Summary of Minecraft API and Python syntax |
| clear.py | (Utility script) Lets you specify an area to clear out in your Minecraft world to make building easier |
| coderdojo.py | Hello World! Writes "CoderDojo" in block letters in the game. We started with this to have them experience modifying the game in a neat way and then we have them open it in IDLE and change the string to their name or whatever they want. |
| minecraft_letters.py | (Utility script) The code that constructs the letters for coderdojo.py. |
| flying.py | Check whether the character is flying. Introduce variables, coordinates and if/else. |
| tower.py | Build a simple tower. Introduce while loop and the SetBlock method. |
| tower2.py | Build a simple tower just like tower.py. Introduce for loop as alternative to while. |
| pyramid.py | Build a pyramid. Demonstrate a more complicated while loop and the SetBlocks method. |
| blink.py | Create a blinking block. Demonstrates time delay for animation, list length, modulus operator. |
| pileup.py | Create a rain of blocks around the user wherever they go. Similar to blink.py. Demonstrates random numbers. |