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Greg Kitchin
31,522 PointsPygame course?
Just found Kenneth's livestream about using Pygame. Just wondering, would a Pygame course be an idea? Not necessary for making games, but making use of a GUI would be helpful I'd think.
It's here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oa68Z-P-5s&t=931s
3 Answers
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsI agree a lot.
I've made a couple games with Pygame, and I think it's a great library. I have made a two-player Pong game where one player uses an actual video game controller (a N64 controller with a USB output) and the other player uses the arrow keys (sadly I only got one controller).
Pygame can handle:
- GUI
- Simple and Advanced events (from keyboard input to video game controllers)
- Sound (Background music and FX)
- Multiple sprites
- And much, much more.
Also, since there's so many methods, Pygame provides great documentation (I look there very often when developing games with Pygame).
I think Pygame is great for Intermediate/Advanced Python programmers (I'm between intermediate and advanced currently).
Kenneth Love please give us some feedback (I tagged you). We'd love to have a new course about Pygame.
P.S.: I already asked about a similar thing here.
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherI'd love to make a Pygame course! Of course, I'd have to learn a lot more about it since I'm super-rusty on it (as you saw in the livestream).
I'll talk to the other teachers and my manager and see what we can come up with. Might just be some workshops instead of a full blown course (testing for Pygame doesn't sound fun).
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsYay! Even a workshop about Pygame can mean a lot to me. Read my description on my profile page :)
It says:
I'm a Python developer that enjoys making text-based games and graphical games using Pygame (a Python library/module). Also codes in HTML/CSS/JS (front-end development) and Ruby. Currently learning how to make cool websites with Flask.
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsAlso FYI I'm still a little new to Pygame too :)
However, I really like it.
Zachary Williams
Courses Plus Student 3,630 PointsHey, has this idea taken action? I would love to learn more about Pygame through Treehouse.