The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Python Programming: A Step-by-Step Guide with Examples and Lab Exercises

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K. WilsonThe Absolute Beginner's Guide to Python Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8716-3_11

11. Developing a Game

Kevin Wilson¹  

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London, UK

 

To start creating your own games using Python, you’ll need to use the pygame module. This module isn’t bundled with standard distributions of Python, so you’ll need to install it before you start.

Pygame is a library of Python modules designed for writing computer games. Pygame adds functionality to create fully featured games and multimedia applications using the Python language.

This chapter will cover the basic modules and functions that Pygame provides. We’ll use these functions to create a very simple ...