Coding Games With Pygame Zero & Python

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This book contains all the example programs used in my CoderDojo class to teach Python programming. The primary goal of the class is to teach programming using action games to make learning more interesting. Some of the examples are entirely focused on introducing new language concepts or showing how the Pygame Zero API works, but most are a mixture of both.

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Preface

Contents:

• 1. Overview of Python
  • 1.1. Comments
  • 1.2. Literals
  • 1.3. Keywords
  • 1.4. Built-ins
  • 1.5. Libraries
  • 1.6. Names
  • 1.7. Whitespace
• 2. Python Fundamentals
  • 2.1. The REPL
  • 2.2. Arithmetic operators
  • 2.3. Variables
  • 2.4. Input
  • 2.5. Booleans
  • 2.6. Comparison operators
  • 2.7. Boolean logic
  • 2.8. For loops
  • 2.9. Array lists
  • 2.10. Functions
  • 2.11. Shortcuts
  • 2.12. Indentation
  • 2.13. Global variables
  • 2.14. Dictionaries
  • 2.15. Bugs
• 3. Text-based quiz games
  • 3.1. Hello, world
  • 3.2. Getting input from the keyboard
  • 3.3. Making decisions: if, elif, else
  • 3.4. A random maths question
  • 3.5. Keeping score
  • 3.6. Guessing game with a loop
  • 3.7. Improved guessing game
• 4. Drawing graphics
  • 4.1. Lines and circles
  • 4.2. Moving rectangles
  • 4.3. Actor sprites
  • 4.4. Background image
  • 4.5. Keyboard input
• 5. Arcade games
  • 5.1. Collisions
  • 5.2. Chase
  • 5.3. Powerup
  • 5.4. Sound and animation
  • 5.5. Mouse clicks
  • 5.6. Mouse movement
• 6. Improving your games
  • 6.1. Joystick input
  • 6.2. Colours
  • 6.3. Using loops
  • 6.4. Fullscreen mode
  • 6.5. Displaying the score
• 7. More advanced games
  • 7.1. Lists
  • 7.2. Animation
  • 7.3. Simple physics
  • 7.4. Bat and ball game
  • 7.5. Timer
  • 7.6. Callbacks: another kind of timer
• 8. Tutorial: Chase game
  • 8.1. Moving Actor over a background
  • 8.2. Screen wrap-around
  • 8.3. Enemy chases the player
  • 8.4. Collecting items
  • 8.5. Player 2
  • 8.6. Showing the score on the screen
  • 8.7. Timer
  • 8.8. Finished game
  • 8.9. Ideas for extension
• 9. Tutorial: Maze game
  • 9.1. Tilemap
  • 9.2. Moving the player
  • 9.3. Restricting where the player can move
  • 9.4. Animate the movement of the player
  • 9.5. Create an enemy
  • 9.6. A locked door and a key
  • 9.7. Finished game
  • 9.8. Ideas for extension
• 10. Tutorial: Shooting game
  • 10.1. Step 1: Decide what Actors you will need
  • 10.2. Step 2: Draw your Actors
  • 10.3. Step 3: Move your Actors
  • 10.4. Step 4: Define your functions
  • 10.5. Create enemies
  • 10.6. Move the player
  • 10.7. Move the enemies
  • 10.8. Draw text on the screen
  • 10.9. Player bullets
  • 10.10. Enemy bombs
  • 10.11. Check for end of level
  • 10.12. Ideas for extension
• 11. Tutorial: Race game
  • 11.1. Basic game
  • 11.2. Player input
  • 11.3. Generate the walls
  • 11.4. Make the walls colourful
  • 11.5. Scrolling
  • 11.6. Wall collisions
  • 11.7. Timer
  • 11.8. Mouse movement
  • 11.9. Ideas for extension
• 12. Advanced topics
  • 12.1. Instructor note
  • 12.2. Classes
  • 12.3. Methods
  • 12.4. Joystick tester
  • 12.5. Distributing your Pygame Zero games
• 13. Python in Minecraft
  • 13.1. Setup
  • 13.2. Hello Minecraft
  • 13.3. Coordinates
  • 13.4. Changing the player’s position
  • 13.5. Build a teleporter
  • 13.6. Teleport player into the air
  • 13.7. Teleport jump
  • 13.8. Create a block
  • 13.9. Types of block
  • 13.10. Create a block inside a loop
  • 13.11. Create a tower of blocks
  • 13.12. Clear space
  • 13.13. Build a house
  • 13.14. Build a street of houses
  • 13.15. Chat commands
  • 13.16. Turtle