I am mostly interested in learning Python. It is used many different ways, it can create games, text applications and applications that use a GUI (Graphic user interface) - that is basically what you normally see when you run a program, it is like the window.
I have some knowledge of python at the moment and I am hopefully about to order some books on it, though there are a lot of good tutorials on the web if your just starting out. I will probably write small tutorials on this page because I enjoy helping people and understand how hard it is to learn something like this without spending a lot of money on those huge books. I will also be posting projects I am working on and finished projects I have done. It will be a while until then because like I said I am learning.
Oh wait, I forgot to explain what Python is and where you can get it. Well, just search python on the web to get it and if you want to make games with it you also need to download pygame, just search it too. Pyhton also has to have a extra download in order to use the GUI, one you can use is called TKinter - A good thing is it comes with python when you download it, so you actually don't have to download it.
Once you get all of that downloaded you will be set to go, you will be able to write any type of program with python.
I was trying to learn python on night basically by searching the internet, although I just ordered 3 books off amazon.com to help try and learn it.
Anyways I figured out how to make a very simple notepad! Yes, I know not the most exciting program, but still an accomplishment. It is so simple that I will make a tutorial right now.
Here it goes: Simple Note Pad Tutorial.py (Just copy and paste that into to IDLE (Python GUI) and it should become color coded and much easier to read).
The tutorial is written in that file using notes. I would actually wright a tutorial here, but I don't know how to make code snippets appear as code and not just normal text.
20 Questions Imitation:
Ever played the kids game 20 questions, well I decided to test my knowledge and see if I could make this, mine is called 2 Questions and you have a choice of three animals and in two questions or less, I will guess which animal you are thinking of.
I would suggest copy and pasting the link (first click on it) in to the Python IDLE and then save it a blahblah.py and it will become color coded this is MUCH EASIER to read, otherwise you can right-click save as and then run it (if you have Python installed). It is fully documented.
Don't forgot to check out my first official program in the Programs section.
UPDATE: I have ordered a book off amazon.com and it is so great, it is how to use python with pygame. Pygame is a module of python (download separately) thats is made so you can make games. It can make 3D or 2D games with pure coding and images. The book is called Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame: from novice to professional. It has a yellow and black cover and I highly recommend it, almost no previous knowledge of python is required. The author explains everything he shows so it is a very good book.
So I got the book and have been reading through it and learning a lot of cool stuff I can do with pygame and I am just about halfway through. Some stuff I can do: Make pictures move on the screen with my arrow keys or make them follow my mouse, add music and make a music player and make pictures just by typing, and I am getting into the 3D chapters and the enemy AI chapters. It does cover more than what I said there that is just all I could remember at the time.
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