Code Comments Tutorial: Memory Game
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
Welcome to the Code Comments Tutorial for Memory. Code Comments is a series of simple games with detailed comments in the source code, so you can see how the game works.
"I Want To Teach My Kid How to Program", A Guide
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Code Comments Tutorial: Ink Spill - A "Flood It" Clone
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
Welcome to the Code Comments Tutorial for Ink Spill. Code Comments is a series of simple games with detailed comments in the source code, so you can see how the game works.
The Top 10 Pygame Tutorials
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
I've scoured the web for some decent tutorials for Pygame, one of the best game engines for Python out there. Here's what I've found, ordered by (in my opinion) quality.
Gorillas.py: A Remake of Gorillas.bas
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
Source code: gorillas.py
An entire generation of people remember the Gorilla.BAS game that came with Qbasic, where gorillas on top of buildings threw exploding bananas at each other. This is a Python remake of that game using the Pygame game engine, and is fairly heavily commented so you can explore the source.
Printed book still being edited.
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
I'm currently doing a very slow and thorough read through of the book to weed out the last of the typos, errors, and ambiguous statements in the book.
"Invent with Python" printed book on the way!
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
I've received a proof copy of the book from CreateSpace.com a few weeks ago...
Version 9 of the Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python PDF is Available
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
Version 9 of the PDF is available, which includes several typo corrections and a completed table of contents.
New Appendices for "Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python"
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Lessons Learned from Writing a Technical Book to Teach Programming
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
From 2008 to 2009, I wrote a book called “Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python” ( http://inventwithpython.com ) which guides young adults and complete beginners through learning how to program in the Python language. I’ve just completed the second edition of the book, which has been an exhausting amount of work. Looking back over it, I realized that it could have been a much less exhausting experience if I had made some simple preparations.