Downloading Imgur Posts Linked From Reddit with Python
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
This tutorial tells you how to write a Python script that can scan Reddit and download images from Imgur submissions you find.
Decimal, Binary, and Hexadecimal Odometers
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
It can be difficult to see how other number systems (such as binary and hexadecimal) work since they have a different amount of numerals than the ten numerals of decimal. But imagine that you are counting in these number systems using an old-fashioned analog odometer that has a different amount of numerals for each digit.
Source Code Makeover: Demon Kingdom, Part 2
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
This is a continuation of Part 1.
Source Code Makeover: Demon Kingdom, Part 1
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
In this blog post, I’m taking a game off of Pygame.org and going through it to make it more readable and extend its functionality.
Comments on John Resig's "Programming Book Profits" (and on Self-Publishing)
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Text Adventure vs. MUD vs. Roguelike vs. Dwarf Fortress
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
A text-style game is a common project for beginner programmers. These can be fun to do, but also require spending time up-front to design it is worthwhile. Before you start designing your own game, look at the design decisions of a few different text-style game genres.
Multithreaded Python Tutorial with the "Threadworms" Demo
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"Hacking Secret Ciphers with Python" Released
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
My third book, Hacking Secret Ciphers with Python, is finished.
What Professional Games Use Pygame?
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
A list of commercial video games that use Pygame.
Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack
Posted by Al Sweigart in misc
Hackety Hack was a project originally started by _why the lucky stiff to teach kids programming in Ruby. It often comes up in "I want to teach my kid programming" forum threads. So I downloaded Hackety Hack and decided to give it a try.
I found Hackety Hack to be frustrating and was very unimpressed with it, and do not recommend it as a way to teach programming to a beginner.