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Learn Python programming the easy way with EduBlocks
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If you are you looking for a way to move your students (or yourself) from programming in [Scratch][1] to learning [Python][2], I recommend you look into [EduBlocks][3]. It brings a familiar drag-and-drop graphical user interface (GUI) to Python 3 programming.
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One of the barriers when transitioning from Scratch to Python is the absence of the drag-and-drop GUI that has made Scratch the go-to application in K-12 schools. EduBlocks' drag-and-drop version of Python 3 changes that paradigm. It aims to "help teachers to introduce text-based programming languages, like Python, to children at an earlier age."
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The hardware requirements for EduBlocks are quite modest—a Raspberry Pi and an internet connection—and should be available in many classrooms.
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EduBlocks was developed by Joshua Lowe, a 14-year-old Python developer from the United Kingdom. I saw Joshua demonstrate his project at [PyCon 2018][4] in May 2018.
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### Getting started
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It's easy to install EduBlocks. The website provides clear installation instructions, and you can find detailed screenshots in the project's [GitHub][5] repository.
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Install EduBlocks from the Raspberry Pi command line by issuing the following command:
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curl -sSL get.edublocks.org | bash
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```
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### Programming EduBlocks
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Once the installation is complete, launch EduBlocks from either the desktop shortcut or the Programming menu on the Raspberry Pi.
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Once you launch the application, you can start creating Python 3 code with EduBlocks' drag-and-drop interface. Its menus are clearly labeled. You can start with sample code by clicking the **Samples** menu button. You can also choose a different color scheme for your programming palette by clicking **Theme**. With the **Save** menu, you can save your code as you work, then **Download** your Python code. Click **Run** to execute and test your code.
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You can see your code by clicking the **Blockly** button at the far right. It allows you to toggle between the "Blockly" interface and the normal Python code view (as you would see in any other Python editor).
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EduBlocks comes with a range of code libraries, including [EduPython][6], [Minecraft][7], [Sonic Pi][8], [GPIO Zero][9], and [Sense Hat][10].
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### Learning and support
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The project maintains a [learning portal][11] with tutorials and other resources for easily [hacking][12] the version of Minecraft that comes with Raspberry Pi, programming the GPIOZero and Sonic Pi, and controlling LEDs with the Micro:bit code editor. Support for EduBlocks is available on Twitter [@edu_blocks][13] and [@all_about_code][14] and through [email][15].
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For a deeper dive, you can access EduBlocks' source code on [GitHub][16]; the application is [licensed][17] under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. EduBlocks' creators (project lead [Joshua Lowe][18] and fellow developers [Chris Dell][19] and [Les Pounder][20]) want it to be a community project and invite people to open issues, provide feedback, and submit pull requests to add features or fixes to the project.
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via: https://opensource.com/article/18/8/edublocks
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作者：[Don Watkins][a]
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选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972)
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[a]:https://opensource.com/users/don-watkins
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[1]:https://scratch.mit.edu/
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[2]:https://www.python.org/
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[3]:https://edublocks.org/
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[4]:https://us.pycon.org/2018/about/
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[5]:https://github.com/AllAboutCode/EduBlocks
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[6]:https://edupython.tuxfamily.org/
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[7]:https://minecraft.net/en-us/edition/pi/
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[8]:https://sonic-pi.net/
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[9]:https://gpiozero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
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[10]:https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/sense-hat/
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[11]:https://edublocks.org/learn.html
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[12]:https://edublocks.org/resources/1.pdf
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[13]:https://twitter.com/edu_blocks?lang=en
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[14]:https://twitter.com/all_about_code
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[15]:mailto:support@edublocks.org
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[16]:https://github.com/allaboutcode/edublocks
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[17]:https://github.com/AllAboutCode/EduBlocks/blob/tarball-install/LICENSE
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[18]:https://github.com/JoshuaLowe1002
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[19]:https://twitter.com/cjdell?lang=en
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[20]:https://twitter.com/biglesp?lang=en
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