The py_maze_maker is a simple ASCII maze maker to test my newly acquired knowledge of Python language.
I first created the maze script in Perl many many years ago when started learning the language but never shared the code with public. When I was offered to write for Raku Advent Calendar 2019, I decided to clean up the code a bit and share with public as gist on Dec 12, 2019.
By now, I knew it would be fun to convert the Perl code into Raku language that I just started playing as part of The Weekly Challenge project. It was my first ever post for Raku Advent Calendar and my first ever open source code in Raku. I was allotted the Day 17 in the Raku Advent Calendar 2019. Being an author of 100+ modules in Perl and shared on MetaCPAN, I thought why not publish the code as Raku module. On Dec 19, 2019, I published my first ever Raku module Games::Maze.
Just as I started playing with Raku as part of The Weekly Challenge project, I decided to get my hand dirty with Python too. I was encouraged by the overwhelming support for Python language by Team PWC.
I did few LinkedIn Learning courses in Python recently. So, I wanted to test my knowledge and what else project other than maze game to play with. I shared my first ever open source code in Python as gist. You can clearly see all the signs of beginners. I was happy with my effort to be honest. I didn't stop there, now I wanted to publish the code as Python package but had no clue how to go about it. After little research, I finally released my first ever open source code in Python as package py_maze_maker on Jan 17, 2024.
You can install the package just like any other regular Python packages e.g. pip install py_maze_maker.
The py_maze_maker package comes with a command line script maze-maker. You can use it to play with the game.
usage: maze-maker [-h] --height HEIGHT --width WIDTH
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--height HEIGHT The height of the maze and mandatory argument.
--width WIDTH The width of the maze and mandatory argument.
Mohammad Sajid Anwar <mohammad.anwar@yahoo.com>