Learn to Program with Minecraft

You ve bested creepers, traveled deep into caves, and maybe even gone to The End and back but have you ever transformed a sword into a magic wand? Built a palace in the blink of an eye? Designed your own color-changing disco dance floor? In Learn to Program with Minecraft®, you ll do all this and more with the power of Python, a free language used by millions of professional and first-time programmers! Begin with some short, simple Python lessons and then use your new skills to modify Minecraft to produce instant and totally awesome results. Learn how to customize Minecraft to make mini-games, duplicate entire buildings, and turn boring blocks into gold. You ll also write programs that: Take you on an automated teleportation tour around your Minecraft world Build massive monuments, pyramids, forests, and more in a snap! Make secret passageways that open when you activate a hidden switch Create a spooky ghost town that vanishes and reappears elsewhere Show exactly where to dig for rare