jed1337 / Python-game-programming-by-example

Code used in the book Python Game Programming By Example. Also did some enhancements.

Python Game Programming By Example

Code used in the book Python Game Programming By Example by Alejandro Rodas de Paz, and Joseph Howse

Contents

Hello Pong

Breakout implemented with Tkinter natively available with Python

Cocos Invaders

Space invaders implemented with the Cocos2d package

Controls

• Arrow keys to move
• Space to shoot

Changes from the book

• Moved collision logic from Actor to GameLayer
• Added bunkers
• Added tests

Tower Defense

A tower defense game implemented with the Cocos2d package, the map is created using Tiled

Running the games

1. Change directory to a game folder e.g. $cd CocosInvaders
2. Create a virtual environment $python -m venv venv
3. Activate the virtual environment $venv\Scripts\activate.bat
4. Install the game's dependencies $pip install -r dependencies.txt
5. Run the main application e.g. $python main.py

Running tests

1. Change directory to a game folder
2. Run the test python -m unittest discover