Here’s what you’ll need in order to follow along with this book!
• The official, paid version of Minecraft, available from https://minecraft.net/
• Python 3, available for free from http://www.python.org/downloads/
• Java, available for free from http://www.java.com/en/download/
• The book’s accompanying setup folder, available for free from https://www.nostarch.com/pythonwithminecraft/ (includes the Python Minecraft API and Spigot server)
See “Setting Up Your Windows PC” on page 2 for detailed instructions.
• The official, paid version of Minecraft, available from https://minecraft.net/
• Python 3, available for free from https://www.python.org/downloads/mac-osx/
• The Java Development Kit, available for free from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
• The book’s accompanying setup folder, available for free from https://www.nostarch.com/pythonwithminecraft/ (includes the Python Minecraft API and Spigot server)
See “Setting Up Your Mac” on page 11 for detailed instructions.
You shouldn’t have to install anything at all—a free version of Minecraft comes installed on the Raspberry Pi! Read more about it at http://www.raspberrypi.org/. See “Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi” on page 18 for details.