hello
i am looking at buying a arduino, but does anyone know if it comes with only the board, does it come with any LED"s or anything. And is it easy to program, i have had a bit of experience with python at school in software development
thank-you
Hmm, you should consider looking over the Arduino site before posting something like this on a forum.
The official arduino comes with only the board, no cable, but there is an onboard LED connected to pin 13
Ladyada sells an Arduino "Starter Kit" for ~$66 which includes the board, USB cable, and a bunch of other stuff(LED's, etc)
Link
the board is very easy to program, the language is based off of C and can be somewhat easily grasped by a beginner,
again, there are TONS of resources on the official site. A good place to start is the
Getting Started