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Alternative to pyGame? [closed]

i'm learning something about game programming from a book about "pyGame". pyGame is simple, but... python is a little complex and different from my previous knoweledge about programming. I know ...
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1answer
155 views

Trying to make a python map editor

The program is supposed to read the pixel color values from an image, and use that data as a map for where to place objects in a game world. Getting the color values was easy enough: import numpy ...
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1answer
186 views

How do I detect multiple sprite collisions when there are >10 sprites?

I making a small program to animate the astar algorithm. If you look at the image, there are lots of yellow cars moving around. Those can collide at any moment, could be just one or all of them could ...
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1answer
882 views

Pygame water ripple effect

I have Googled for it but there are no ready scripts - as opposed to the same effect on Flash. I have checked the algorithm on The Water Effect Explained and also tested an implementation of the ...
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1answer
183 views

Pygame performance issue for many images

I've made a script for generating a game world based off of image pixel data. Trying to make a python map editor My progress so far has resulted in a program which loads an image and draws sprites ...
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1answer
149 views

How do I create a selection rectangle?

I have a basic prototype working with health, resources and units. The problem is: How do I select multiple units? I have an idea of making an rectangle which dynamically extends with the mouse ...
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2answers
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shuffle a sprite group

Is there a way to shufle a group of sprites created with: pygame.sprite.Group() I have tried using random.shuffle but it apparently doesn't work on sprite groups.