BrainStorm STEM Education has launched Python Temple, a new course intended to teach students how to program using Minecraft and Python.

[Cody Sumter] and [Jason Boggess] are students at the MIT Media Lab, and they just came up with Minecraft.Print(), an attempt to create a bridge between Minecraft and the real world via 3D Printers… ...

For example, using Python and the RPi.GPIO, pins on the GPIO header can be used for output or input. This creates a slew of possible hacks that interface with the game.

Minecraft is, of course, the wildly popular online platform that enables users to create and explore virtual worlds using small blocks. Python, an open source programming language, has a reputation ...