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M. DhuleBeginning Game Development with Godothttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7455-2_3

3. GDScript in a Nutshell

Maithili Dhule1  
(1)
Singapore, Singapore
 

../images/516370_1_En_3_Chapter/516370_1_En_3_Figa_HTML.gif In this chapter, we’ll cover the basics of GDScript, the official scripting language of Godot. We’ll learn about important programming concepts such as variables, data types, operators, functions, dictionaries, and looping. If you want to jump right into game creation, feel free to skip this chapter.

What Is GDScript?

Behind every game, there is a programming language that powers it. GDScript is the one that’s ...

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