Difference between Minecraft on Rpi and PC

i kid interested in programming. loves minecraft. wondering how can him interested in programming through minecraft.

there advantages in using minecraft rpi him interested? minecraft on pc better choice given pc has better performance?

minecraftpi based on older version of pocketminecraft (for cell phones) , "creative mode" only. however, has interface permit python programs modify it. don't know if pc version has user programming interface.

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