pygamebasics

super simple pygame programs.

installation

install python

• download Python x86-64 https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
• run instal exe as admin
• check the Add python 3.6 to PATH box, and select Customize installation
• Customize install location set it to C:\python36
• disable PATH length limit
• check in CLI that python starts
• check in CLI that path includes C:\Python36

install pygame

• in command line, pip install -U pygame
• don't instal with --user, it places the library in ~\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python36, which is a hidden directory.
• if you get TypeError: can only concatenate str, it's because Pygame has not kept up with Python. Install an older Python.
• fyi pip installs into C:\python36\Lib\site-packages
• check in CLI python -m pygame.examples.aliens
• missing numpy? https://www.anaconda.com/download/ - don't set their python as default python

vscode setup

• access settings via ctrl+, and check path to interpreter in python.pythonPath is c:/python36/python.exe. See link

eclipse setup

• install for java
• add pydev and egit (both from Liclipse) via Help > Install new software: http://update.liclipse.com/latest
• right click > new project > pydev > configure interpreter
• check: window > preferences > pydev > interpreters > python - check pygame is in packages below
• shortcuts: Window > Preferences > General > Keys, switch ctrl-tab from next editor to next tab, same with previous tab
• general > editor > text editor > show print margin, and insert spaces for tabs

more links

• installing python on windows
• installing pygame
• Adding a package on Windows: python -m pip install numpy
• In Eclipse, fix PyDev "Undefined variable from import" errors? if needed.
• Eclipse Neon/Oxygen dark theme
• installing numpy in python3.6: download package, then pip install package.whl. Compiling is harder.

existing non-trivial games

• bomberman, with map editor
• cabbage and kings
• tuxemon
• pyroller: casino mini games. Controller switches scenes, with unit testing
• bunch of pyweek entries
• tower defense game with py2exe

tips

• http://www.nerdparadise.com/programming/pygametips bunch of stuff!
• surfarray and mixer tips
• newbie guide to pygame
• import pygame; filter(lambda x:'K_' in x, dir(pygame)) lists all keyboard keys

demo scripts

• tutorials, surfarray, camera, sprite, tips
• gfx surfarray hacks, and some font, gui, and utility scripts.
• mekire's samples
• blit PNG with transparent pixels with opacity
• playing multiple sounds simultaneously
• joystick fallback to keyboard, may require muting joystick console output (this is fixed in python 3.6 and pygame 1.9.3)
• Tileset guide
• simple map editor
• unit testing
• singleton allowing for unit testing
• dirty sprite monkey punch
• greyscale image conversion with surfarray
• masked blit with BLEND_RGBA_MULT

maybe useful libraries

• entity-component framework for games, with example code
• ptext
• pview
• better sprite class
• pgu - GUI in pygame

numpy

• numeric manual from 2001
• advanced class about array and ufunc

PIL

• recent doc
• old effbot doc
• img mono conversion
• img palette conversion
• or consider skimage

making an executable

• py2exe tuto
• pygame 2 exe
• cx_freeze for python 3.6
• making a tarball with distutils
• distutils doc and examples
• pynsist
• cxfreeze