Game Programming Tutorial 1 in Python: Introduction

[macintosh082]

@phyces does this work with python 2.7?

[TheRubaDuckie]

hey i have a problem: when i open startercode.py, it opens cmd and instantly closes, no white window. how could i fix this?

[11horsepower]

PAN BAR IS A SNOWFLAKE?

[TheElip100]

@11horsepower if you are watching the video at the channel then yes...

[243323]

People who are having your screen close when your trying to give yourself a seizure. The reason it was happening to me was cause i renamed the file, don't rename and it should work.

[MrSpeedbrake]

def draw(self): self.screen.fill((uniform(0,25­5),uniform(0,255),uniform(255)­)

it wont work :/

[60namrruC]

@MrSpeedbrake In case you never got around this, in that code you provided, you need to have the last values as the same as the rest.

[TooPureGraphics]

@MrSpeedbrake Supposed to be self.screen((uniform(0,255), uniform(0,255), uniform(0,255)))

[minecraftmechanic1]

Hey, I am new to this and was wondering could you make a 3d tutorial?

[theral056]

Thanks for this very interesting looking tutorial! I have learned C for just one year at school now, so I'll probably struggle a bit with object oriented programming. Anyways, python is something I wanted to learn, and game programming is my dream! I'll follow this for sure :) Thanks for posting!

[HalloWatcher009]

Link is dead someone please reupload

[badmephisto]

@HalloWatcher009 no link works

[HalloWatcher009]

@badmephisto Oh now it does, it didn't a while ago..

[legopikmindude]

when i try to run the starter file it only brings up a CMD page and it closes to quickly to do anything, can you help?

[pivotman64]

@legopikmindude it means there is a bug in the programming that needs to be fixed

[a888bomb]

@legopikmindude same here

[a888bomb]

@a888bomb i managed to read my fail it said load failed (unreadable) invalid win 32 file

[hrishikronos]

how do i download the three startup .py files that he mentioned in tutorial 1???

[legopikmindude]

@hrishikronos DL in link

[arsenal14forlife]

i would like to create a tetris clone in python using pygame with about 200-350 lines of code, any pointers or tutorials would be very helpful!.

[TurnipSandwich]

when I run it it doesnt show the seizure window. It shows the console for half a second and then nothing... :(

[OCoptimusconvoy]

it doesnt work, it says theres no module called pygamehelper.

[Naerbu]

@OCoptimusconvoy Click on the link in the description and click starter. Create a or put it in the directory that is shown in the video.

[FangsShadow]

lol, there you go, Seizure! :) epic

[RAWRimaTroll]

I'm having the same problem as GGames2009, I double click on "startcode.py" and it just quickly appears and then is gone, and the white canvas doesn't come up at all.

[countchocula342]

@RAWRimaTroll Try right clicking the startcode and see if it give you the option that says edit in IDLE.

[NSAMagic]

Hello , I got the same problem as GGames2009. I couldnt find python 2.6.5 so i downloaded python 2.6.6. But as i launch the startercode.py there's no window pop up, the batch file disappears really fast. . . . .

[badmephisto]

you must launch the application from the command prompt (which doesn't just dissapear after the program crashes). To do this, hit Windows Key + R, type in cmd, hit enter. Navigate to where your code is using the "cd" command. Then type "python startcode.py" to execute it. After the program crashes you will see the error written there. That may help you debug it. Try to find the Python I'm using

[RAWRimaTroll]

@badmephisto I tried doing that, I went into command prompt and typed "start C:\PythonProjects\Game1\startc­ode.py" and it did exactly the same thing as before.

[KapustaCuber]

Oh my gosh, you're badmephisto! As soon as I heard you talking I could tell who it was :D Sub'd

[GGames2009]

Hey, I got Python 3.1 and pygame compatible with it. But whenever I launch a .py file, it shows a batch file which disappears really fast... no Window...

[badmephisto]

@GGames2009 go to the website in description and check Additional Info for Tutorial 3 or 4 for fix

[sebbeks]

@GGames2009 use 2.6 like he did in the video

[iopabc123789]

for me it just gos to blue screen of death when i try to test my game :(

[xboxlivebigcakes]

The def draw function does not have the beginning code that you do, just letting you know, thanks for the tut.

[KlingonOG]

this is great! thanks

[merlinshat]

thanks!!! very helpfull!!

[yoyoswimmer2]

Wait. How do you download those starter codes?

[bmd1985]

@yoyoswimmer2 The link is in the description.

[stachuk1992]

Notepad++

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