Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python
A beginner's guide to computer programming in Python
by Al Sweigart
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Programming isn't hard. But it is hard to find learning materials that teach you to do interesting things with programming. Other computer books go over many topics most newbie coders don't need. This book will teach you how to program your own computer games. You'll learn a useful skill and have fun games to show for it!
This book is for:
- Complete beginners who want to teach themselves computer programming, even if they have no previous experience programming.
- Kids and teenagers who want to learn programming by creating games.
- Adults and teachers who wish to teach others programming.
- Anyone, young or old, who wants to learn how to program by learning a professional programming language. 
Book Description
Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python teaches you how to program in the Python language. Each chapter gives you the complete source code for a new game, and then teaches the programming concepts from the examples. Games include Guess the Number, Hangman, Tic Tac Toe, and Reversi. This book also has an introduction to making games with 2D graphics using the Pygame framework.Programming isn't hard. But it is hard to find learning materials that teach you to do interesting things with programming. Other computer books go over many topics most newbie coders don't need. This book will teach you how to program your own computer games. You'll learn a useful skill and have fun games to show for it!
This book is for:
- Complete beginners who want to teach themselves computer programming, even if they have no previous experience programming.
- Kids and teenagers who want to learn programming by creating games.
- Adults and teachers who wish to teach others programming.
- Anyone, young or old, who wants to learn how to program by learning a professional programming language.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA). You can download Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python ebook for free in PDF format (3.2 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Installing Python
Chapter 2
The Interactive Shell
Chapter 3
Writing Programs
Chapter 4
Guess the Number
Chapter 5
Jokes
Chapter 6
Dragon Realm
Chapter 7
Using the Debugger
Chapter 8
Flow Charts
Chapter 9
Hangman
Chapter 9½
Extending Hangman
Chapter 10
Tic Tac Toe
Chapter 11
Bagels
Chapter 12
Cartesian Coordinates
Chapter 13
Sonar Treasure Hunt
Chapter 14
Caesar Cipher
Chapter 15
Reversi
Chapter 16
Reversi AI Simulation
Chapter 17
Graphics and Animation
Chapter 18
Collision Detection and Keyboard/Mouse Input
Chapter 19
Sounds and Images
Chapter 20
Dodger
Book Details
Title
Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python
Subject
Computer Science
Publisher
CreateSpace
Published
2015
Pages
367
Edition
3
Language
English
ISBN13 Digital
9781503212305
ISBN10 Digital
1503212300
PDF Size
3.2 MB
License
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