Re: [pygame] simple examples

[Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mikhail Ramendik wrote:
> Actually I do plan to have a different picture for each sprite. So I was 
> planning to use the Sprite class to store the pictures and coordinates, and 
> only do the blit in the main loop.
>
> As for moving position by speed - I would somehow need to coordinate it with 
> real time as "speed per loop" seems somewhat meaningless.
>
> I am a total beginner in pygame and that's why I hoped to see an example. 
> Right now I am not even sure how the main loop should be constructed. 
>
> (I really am only doing it because I have a kid unedr 3 yo, and all the 
> Linux "games for small children" rely on the mouse - which my kid does not 
> grok, and I see his point, the mouse thing is really way less "natural" than 
> keys. My aim is to do enough for my son's fun - then I'll just release the 
> code, perhaps someone else will want it).
>
>   
I would suggest downloading the Pygame 1.7 source from www.pygame.org 
and looking at the examples directory. It includes Aliens, which has 
several kinds of moving sprites and uses the arrow keys to move the gun. 
The source also contains the Pygame documentation, which has several 
tutorials.

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Lenard Lindstrom
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