Pygame is a portable Python package for video games, built on SDL.
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Block_breaker clone in pygame with simple edge detection
I tried to make this clone of
brick_breaker on my own
in one day.
However I have some concerns about the code so far:
It uses simple edge detection code (as if ball goes out of screen <600 or ...
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Souped-up random walk terrain generator
I started learning Python a couple of weeks ago, and to test my new knowledge of Python, I decided to use Pygame to code a random walk terrain generator.
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Pygame menu to launch games - follow up
Follow up of Pygame menu to launch games
I rewrote most of the code per the one answer. I'm looking for further advice to improve to the code. I'm afraid some of the abstraction may be too Java-like. ...
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Pygame menu to launch games
I made a menu to display a list of games and their info so that they can be uniformly launched from an arcade cabinet like set up. I was asked to do it in Python so I learned python using this and ...
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Flappy Bird game clone for a beginners' programming class
I'll soon begin teaching a beginners' programming class. It's voluntary, so I thought I'd make it interesting by teaching Python programming and then introduce the kids to Pygame, so that they can ...
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Editing Surfaces Removing Color
So I have recently tried to load an image and save it, but remove all of a certain color. I'm running the program and it is running really slow, is there a more efficient way to edit an image? My code ...
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Is this Pygame projectile code efficient?
Just wanted a few opinions on whether this game's code is efficient, from looking at it, it does look a bit all over the place but I just don't know how to 'tidy' it up to say so. Would love to hear ...
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Tetris clone written in Python/Pygame
I have a medium-sized project here, and I would like some comments on the code. In particular I'd like comments on how well I'm handling OO-programming, my programs logic and whether you think my code ...
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Write and control Perlin noise for 1D
I'm reading this tutorial and it's the first time I try something this new.
Here is my attempt:
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First Chess Project (ver 1.1)
I'd already asked for my code to be reviewed earlier here
First Chess project)
Full code
Considering the suggestions put forth for that question, I spent a day and refactored my whole code. For ...
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First Chess project
I'd made a project using pygame in python around 3 months ago. This was my first big project after I started learning how to program in college.
Now I'd like to know just how good my programming ...
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Making this Pygame code object-oriented
PYTHON 2.7-
I want to make my code OOP. I also want feedback from you on correctness, tidiness, design patterns and so on.
Here's the download link. It's not permanent but it's the best I have ...
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Any tips on speeding up this sandbox game?
I am working on an app: a virtual sandbox of sorts, a lot like the powder game.
The problem is, when working with an app, you must deal with hardware limitations. Don't get me wrong, the speed isn't ...
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How can I shorten this paint program?
I am currently in a challenge with my buddy to see who can code a simple paint program in the least lines. The only requirement, is that the program must include an eraser. How can I possibly shorten ...
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How to make this SimCity clone more efficient?
I am doing my best to keep this code clean and fast, but as I add more to the game, it seems to get harder to maintain a frame-rate higher than 200!
The game is essentially a SimCity clone. I ...
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How can I make this SimCity clone faster?
I am working on a SimCity clone, and I am noticing a drop in frame rate as I add more objects to my map, now this is expected, but, when I fill the whole screen, the game maintains about 300 fps.
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Pygame using a dict to store objects instead of an array?
In my pygame game, I build a level by adding a bunch platform objects to an array called instancelist. Then pygame tests for each instance in instancelist and blits it's sprite over it's rect ...
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Pygame snap mouse to grid?
The game I am working with is a block game. It generates terrain and then allows you to freely mine and place blocks as you wish (sound familiar Cx) BUT! there is a problem. I have a code that snaps ...
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Making a Pygame game faster?
In my game, there is a terrain generator subsequently resulting in many instances. I have implemented this code:
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Object Composition
So I have this Pygame 3.3.2 code of 2 classes. I tried to make it as simpler as possible, but ofcourse to show the problems I have with thedesign.
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Text class: is this good?
Failing to get a solution to my problem from other people, I got tired of waiting and wrote this (rather rushed) Text class to deal with the text problems I've been having in Pygame. I wanted the text ...
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What about my Pong game?
Just looking for some pointers on how I could improve the code. This is my first game ever and python is my first language so it's bit messy but I'll be happy to explain stuff if needed. I'm kinda ...
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In this script what can I turn into funtions and how can I go about doing it?
I have just made a simple script which spawns an alien that chases the player, but I want to move as much of the script into funtions so as to minimize the amount of code, to make it run better when ...
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Text-based adventure RPG inventory code
I am trying to make a text-based RPG in Python and Pygame. I need a way to manage my inventory slots. Currently, I have no way to find out what is currently equipped. I can only overwrite it, even ...
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GUI system in PyGame
I'm making a GUI system in Python for game development with PyGame. Right now I have a button that changes colors when you hover and click on it. My question is, is this code well designed or can it ...
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Snake game using PyGame
I wrote a simple Python snake game which is about 250 lines of code. Can someone give me some advice on how I can refactor/make it better?
game.py
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Pong game in Python
I'm writing a pong game in Python and I created classes for the game objects.
The top level class is Object, and Ball and ...
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A small Bejeweled-like game in Pygame
I would really appreciate a review of my first game. It is a Bejeweled-like game written in Python with Pygame:
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Tackling the TSP with a genetic algorithm
This is my first go at genetic algorithms, using PyGame for the visual representation. Is there a way to improve the speed of the code? Click to place a point, press ↑ to start looking for the ...
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Self-playing Tetris game
I have an extremely simple self-playing Tetris game which I coded up and I am looking to see how it could be improved. It would also be a learning curve for me to see how those much better than I am ...
