Mouser Full Tutorial 1.0 Final

Tutorial on programming in Python, using PyGame.

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Contains an HTML tutorial based on my original three-part series in Python Magazine, along with all example source code and game resources (including image graphics, sound effects, and music). There are a few extras among the resources, to give you some ideas for game improvements beyond what the tutorial describes.

This is not so much a tutorial on PyGame (though you will learn a little about it), but rather a very, very basic introduction to programming using Python and PyGame. I originally conceived of this as a way to interest my sons (pre-teens at the time) in programming, but it should work as a basic introduction to programming for readers of any age.

The tutorial begins with creating a randomly wiggling mouse sprite on the screen and ends with a  simple game of cat and mouse, where the player must direct the cat to catch the mouse. The playability is still a bit too weak (it's just too easy on level 1 and there's not enough time in level 2), but it's fun to tinker with.

The code is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2. The tutorial itself is released under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike, version 3.

Available downloads MouserTutorial-1.0.zip Size: 10.6 MB - File type: application/zip

Release information Compatibility Python 2.5, PyGame 1.7, Release licence CC By-SA - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License