Comments on: Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python http://coffeeghost.net Al Sweigart's blog. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:06:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Werner http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-136393 Werner Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:42:44 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-136393 Thank You for the excellent book. I think there is a bug in sonar (ch. 13). Line 83: chests.remove([x, y]) should be replaced by while [x,y] in chests: chests.remove([x, y]) because there is the faint possibility that two or more chests may lie at the same place. Thank You for the excellent book.

I think there is a bug in sonar (ch. 13).
Line 83: chests.remove([x, y])
should be replaced by

while [x,y] in chests:
chests.remove([x, y])

because there is the faint possibility that two or more chests may lie at the same place.

]]> By: Treasure Hunt http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-134916 Treasure Hunt Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:30:53 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-134916 A treasure hunt is one of many different types of games which can have one or more players who try to find hidden articles, locations or places by using a series of clues. Treasure hunt games may be an indoor or outdoor activity. Outdoors they can be played in a garden or the treasure could be located anywhere around the world. A treasure hunt is one of many different types of games which can have one or more players who try to find hidden articles, locations or places by using a series of clues. Treasure hunt games may be an indoor or outdoor activity. Outdoors they can be played in a garden or the treasure could be located anywhere around the world.

]]> By: Jane "Treasure Hunt" McDonell http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-124284 Jane "Treasure Hunt" McDonell Mon, 03 May 2010 18:35:57 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-124284 As someone who started programming as a teenager writing computer games as a hobby - thanks for this book. I have passed it on to my son to see if anything wears off on him... As someone who started programming as a teenager writing computer games as a hobby – thanks for this book. I have passed it on to my son to see if anything wears off on him…

]]> By: Stuart http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-117646 Stuart Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:04:04 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-117646 I have this latest Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python PDF and am looking forward to it's brilliant content to teach my Software Design class on Python. I'm not too good with this language and before I start teaching them with it, have to ask, why am I getting silly little problems with all the code I have downloaded from your site in the zip file. I get a fault on a line each time I run it, and can't for the life of me tell what is the problem. Other than this, if I can get the code to work, it is going to be a blessing to be able to use such a well put together teaching tool. Keep up the good work, and I hope you can help this code dummy very soon so I can use the PDF. :) I have this latest Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python PDF and am looking forward to it’s brilliant content to teach my Software Design class on Python. I’m not too good with this language and before I start teaching them with it, have to ask, why am I getting silly little problems with all the code I have downloaded from your site in the zip file. I get a fault on a line each time I run it, and can’t for the life of me tell what is the problem.

Other than this, if I can get the code to work, it is going to be a blessing to be able to use such a well put together teaching tool.

Keep up the good work, and I hope you can help this code dummy very soon so I can use the PDF. :)

]]> By: Jav http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-116970 Jav Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:32:08 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-116970 The best way for reviewing programming. Thank you Al! The best way for reviewing programming. Thank you Al!

]]> By: Andy http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-111721 Andy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:03:23 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-111721 Really a superior piece of work here, Al. This is definitely something that I (a 46 yo non-programmer) want to work through over my forthcoming summer vacation. It looks fun, and the explanations are just spot on. You have a real talent for explaining what you are doing with the code and why you are doing it ... and that is just the comments sections of your actual programs! The textual narrative expands your well documented scripts, giving a fuller accounting of your thinking in defining and addressing the problems writing the program is intended to solve. This is a text that will surely appeal to all programmers who want to cut to the chase on how to resolve those typical problems encountered in creative program writing, and it certainly appeals to me as an interested layperson. FWIW, this warrants being converted into a dead-tree version. Really a superior piece of work here, Al. This is definitely something that I (a 46 yo non-programmer) want to work through over my forthcoming summer vacation. It looks fun, and the explanations are just spot on.

You have a real talent for explaining what you are doing with the code and why you are doing it … and that is just the comments sections of your actual programs! The textual narrative expands your well documented scripts, giving a fuller accounting of your thinking in defining and addressing the problems writing the program is intended to solve.

This is a text that will surely appeal to all programmers who want to cut to the chase on how to resolve those typical problems encountered in creative program writing, and it certainly appeals to me as an interested layperson.

FWIW, this warrants being converted into a dead-tree version.

]]> By: unleash_the_source! http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-109370 unleash_the_source! Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:14:33 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-109370 Is there a forum where we can discuss the lessons in the book and ask questions? Is there a forum where we can discuss the lessons in the book and ask questions?

]]> By: Shantanu Banerjee http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-108435 Shantanu Banerjee Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:51 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-108435 Hi Al, Thank you so much for coming up with the idea of writing a book on game development and teaching programming concepts through Python. Leaving aside all the codes of Python and other language syntax in your book, you deserve high praise for the chapter on "Flow Charts", which I'm sure will build the necessary base required to think logically before writing the first line of code. I've myself learned a lot from your book. Thanks once again. Keep this spirit high for ever. Hi Al,
Thank you so much for coming up with the idea of writing a book on game development and teaching programming concepts through Python. Leaving aside all the codes of Python and other language syntax in your book, you deserve high praise for the chapter on “Flow Charts”, which I’m sure will build the necessary base required to think logically before writing the first line of code. I’ve myself learned a lot from your book. Thanks once again. Keep this spirit high for ever.

]]> By: Ben http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-95326 Ben Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:42:04 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-95326 Thank you so much for the book. Its great (my friends and I have been trying to learn how to program for a long time, and this tutorial is one of the best! Thank you so much for the book. Its great (my friends and I have been trying to learn how to program for a long time, and this tutorial is one of the best!

]]> By: Steve http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-93745 Steve Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:16:40 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-93745 The following line from Chapter 7 caused me a lot of confusion: from Variable scope: "Note only that, but when execution is inside the function, we cannot see the variables outside of the function, or variables inside other functions." It seems to say that within a function, it cannot read global variables, but later on you correct that, however if you changed the wording just a little bit I think it might cause less confusion. I think what you mean is, '...we cannot modify the variables outside of the function...' The following line from Chapter 7 caused me a lot of confusion:

from Variable scope:
“Note only that, but when execution is inside the function, we cannot see the variables outside of the function, or variables inside other functions.”

It seems to say that within a function, it cannot read global variables, but later on you correct that, however if you changed the wording just a little bit I think it might cause less confusion. I think what you mean is, ‘…we cannot modify the variables outside of the function…’

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