PyGame Guide

Rachel (the author) standing with the PyGame Python

PyGame Guide

Learn to develop games in Python!

Table of contents

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Introduction

• Introduction
• Contact
• License
• About the author

Chapter 1: Getting Ready

• About this guide
• Prerequisites
• What is Python and PyGame?
• Setting up Python and PyGame
• Testing it out

Chapter 2: Python Crash Course

• A basic program
• Variables
• Input and output
• If statements
• While loops
• For loops
• Functions
• Classes
• Inheritance

Chapter 3: 2D Game Development Concepts

• Birds-eye-view: How game programs work
• The coordinate plane
• Variables
• Functions
• Classes

Chapter 4: PyGame Crash Course

• The bare-minimum PyGame program
• Images
• Audio
• Fonts and text
• Keyboard and mouse input

Chapter 5: The PyGame Cook Book

• Project 1: Mole Whackin'
• Project 2: Pickin' Sticks
• Project 3: Fightin' Invaders from Space

Appendix A: Python Quick Reference

• Python Quick Reference

Appendix B: PyGame Quick Reference

• PyGame Quick Reference

Glossary

• Glossary