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Readme

Basic information about Pygame, what it is, who is involved, and where to find it.

Install

Steps needed to compile Pygame on several platforms. Also help on finding and installing prebuilt binaries for your system.

File Path Function Arguments

How Pygame handles file system paths.

LGPL License

This is the license Pygame is distributed under. It provides for Pygame to be distributed with open source and commercial software. Generally, if Pygame is not changed, it can be used with any type of program.

Tutorials

Introduction to Pygame

An introduction to the basics of Pygame. This is written for users of Python and appeared in volume two of the Py magazine.

Import and Initialize

The beginning steps on importing and initializing Pygame. The Pygame package is made of several modules. Some modules are not included on all platforms.

How do I move an Image?

A basic tutorial that covers the concepts behind 2D computer animation. Information about drawing and clearing objects to make them appear animated.

Chimp Tutorial, Line by Line

The pygame examples include a simple program with an interactive fist and a chimpanzee. This was inspired by the annoying flash banner of the early 2000’s. This tutorial examines every line of coded used in the example.

Sprite Module Introduction

Pygame includes a higher level sprite module to help organize games. The sprite module includes several classes that help manage details found in almost all games types. The Sprite classes are a bit more advanced than the regular Pygame modules, and need more understanding to be properly used.

Surfarray Introduction

Pygame used the Numpy python module to allow efficient per pixel effects on images. Using the surfae arrays is an advanced feature that allows custom effects and filters. This also examines some of the simple effects from the Pygame example, arraydemo.py.

Camera Module Introduction

Pygame, as of 1.9, has a camera module that allows you to capture images, watch live streams, and do some basic computer vision. This tutorial covers those use cases.

Newbie Guide

A list of thirteen helpful tips for people to get comfortable using Pygame.

Making Games Tutorial

A large tutorial that covers the bigger topics needed to create an entire game.

Reference

Index

A list of all functions, classes, and methods in the Pygame package.

pygame.cdrom

How to access and control the CD audio devices.

pygame.Color

Color representation.

pygame.cursors

Loading and compiling cursor images.

pygame.display

Configure the display surface.

pygame.draw

Drawing simple shapes like lines and ellipses to surfaces.

pygame.event

Manage the incoming events from various input devices and the windowing platform.

pygame.examples

Various programs demonstrating the use of individual pyame modules.

pygame.font

Loading and rendering Truetype fonts.

pygame.gfxdraw

Anti-aliasing draw functions.

pygame.image

Loading, saving, and transferring of surfaces.

pygame.joystick

Manage the joystick devices.

pygame.key

Manage the keyboard device.

pygame.locals

Pygame constants.

pygame.mixer

Load and play sounds

pygame.mouse

Manage the mouse device and display.

pygame.movie

Video playback from MPEG movies.

pygame.mixer.music

Play streaming music tracks.

pygame.Overlay

Access advanced video overlays.

pygame

Top level functions to manage Pygame.

pygame.PixelArray

Manipulate image pixel data.

pygame.Rect

Flexible container for a rectangle.

pygame.scrap

Native clipboard access.

pygame.sndarray

Manipulate sound sample data.

pygame.sprite

Higher level objects to represent game images.

pygame.Surface

Objects for images and the screen.

pygame.surfarray

Manipulate image pixel data.

pygame.tests

Test Pygame.

pygame.time

Manage timing and framerate.

pygame.transform

Resize and move images.

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