Re: [pygame] running downloaded games / auto installer

[Richie Ward <richies@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am writing such a thing called hypernucleus :) It is similar in
concept to steam!

2009/5/9 Evan Kroske <e.kroske@xxxxxxxxx>:
> timmcilveen@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I know its a basic question, but when I have downloaded some games from
>> the pygame site that contain various files and folders. Where do I need to
>> copy these files and folders to, in order to get the games to run?
>>
>> Just one more question. Is it possible to package a game  written in
>> python with the python language, pygame and an installer that will install
>> the necessary packages on a users computer - the way you would install a
>> commercial game written in C++?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> tim
>>
>>
> PyGame games are incredibly easy to run. For windows, you just need to unzip
> the folder, enter the folder, and double click on the start script. It might
> be titled the same as the name of the game or called something different,
> like run_main.py, Run [The name of the game].bat, main.py, start_game.py, or
> something else. Just double click on the file that looks important.
>
> For Linux, you need to untar the directory, cd into the directory, and start
> the main script with "python [The name of the main script].py". If you can't
> figure out which script starts the game, just list the filed in the
> directory for me and I should be able to tell you which is the right one.
>
> Evan Kroske
>



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Thanks, Richie Ward