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As a father of 2 sons (aged 9 and 11, both Minecraft fanatics) this is a perfect platform to get them interested in coding.…",{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},"11601632","jackhack","Is this project related to the book: \"Learn to Program with Minecraft: Transform Your World with the Power of Python\" ?…",[56],{"value":57,"source":58,"evidence":59},"Python","inferred",[60],{"id":61},"post","open_source","unknown",{"praise":65,"objections":75,"requests":80,"questions":92,"alternatives":104},[66],{"value":67,"source":45,"evidence":68},"Engaging way to teach kids programming",[69,70,71],{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},{"id":48,"by":49,"text":50},{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},"11600070","hakcermani","This is awesome. 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