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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python , 4th Edition
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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python , 4th Edition

by Al Sweigart
December 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
376 pages
9h 5m
English
No Starch Press
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INTRODUCTION

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When I first played video games as a kid, I was hooked. But I didn’t just want to play video games, I wanted to make them. I found a book like this one that taught me how to write my first programs and games. It was fun and easy. The first games I made were like the ones in this book. They weren’t as fancy as the Nintendo games my parents bought for me, but they were games I had made myself.

Now, as an adult, I still have fun programming and I get paid for it. But even if you don’t want to become a computer programmer, programming is a useful and fun skill to have. It trains your brain to think logically, make plans, and reconsider ...

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