Introduction

To learn programming a computer game in python you’ll need PyGame – a python module built on top of very popular graphics library for games SDL.

To install it in Ubuntu type in console:
sudo apt-get install python-pygame

Example

In this example I’ll explain how to create simple object controlled by keyboard and moving in a game window.

Files needed:
http://serwer.zygtech.pl/DoggyHearts/DoggyHearts.py – source code
http://serwer.zygtech.pl/DoggyHearts/Doggy.png – player icon image

To run example type in console:
python DoggyHearts.py

Example code consists of few functions:
main() – creates PyGame window and loads the player image
runGame() – creates player object and in main loop: clears window, displays player blit, reacts on keypress events and moves the object
terminate() – terminates the game program