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The MagPi team has been at it again! Edited by The MagPi’s Russell Barnes and Rob Zwetsloot and with contributions from Sam Aaron, Boris Adryan, Martin O’Hanlon and\u00a0Jasper & Ozzy Hayler-Goodall, their new Essentials book focuses on Minecraft Pi Edition. Covering all kinds of topics including using Python and NodeRED to hack the Minecraft world, this book is sure to appeal to anyone who wants to learn how to program through gaming.<\/p>\n

You can download the PDF or buy it digitally from The MagPi website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The MagPi team has been at it again! Edited by The MagPi’s Russell Barnes and Rob Zwetsloot and with contributions from Sam Aaron, Boris Adryan, Martin O’Hanlon and\u00a0Jasper & Ozzy Hayler-Goodall, their new Essentials book focuses on Minecraft Pi Edition.…<\/p>\n

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