Learn Python by making games

Name: Learn Python by making games
Rating: 4.7 (1704 reviews)

The most fun way to learn programming

Created byChristian Koch

Last updated 1/2023

English

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What you'll learn

You will learn how to use Python effectively
You will create a portfolio of python games
You will learn how to manage large project well
You will learn object-oriented programming
You will learn and implement advanced Python features
You will develop a thorough understanding of Python

Course content

15 sections • 142 lectures • 27h 10m total length

Trailer2:17
Learn python by making four games: an asteroid shooter, a Frogger-style game, a top-down shooter, and a Contra-like game, with exercises, a level editor, and daily instructor support.
Python in context5:07
Explore how Python compares to other languages, its high level of abstraction and flexibility, and how starting with Python can lead to versatile project work and easy language migration.
Installing Python8:00
Install python on your computer or run it online to print hello world, then download from python.org, add to path, and run python code on Windows or Mac.
Installing a code editor (sublime) + changing the style13:36
Install and customize Sublime Text to write and run Python code, save files with a .py extension, and adjust styling with themes and fonts for a cleaner coding experience.

How code is executed5:22
Math operations8:27
Variables14:49
Functions6:45
Methods14:49
Learn to use Python string methods on objects with dot notation, compare methods to functions, and apply upper, title, strip, is alpha, and replace.
Returning values6:11
Comments5:14
Learn how to use comments in Python to explain and organize code, and to remind yourself, using # and triple quotes, with tips to comment multiple lines efficiently.
More on the execution order8:14

Intro4:22
Numbers (integers and floating point)5:53
Strings20:35
Explore strings in Python by using single or double quotes, escaping quotes, and writing across lines. Learn string concatenation, formatting with format and f-strings, and inserting variables.
Lists and tuples18:00
Slicing12:41
Unpacking4:36
Strings, tuples and lists8:50
Explore how strings, lists, and tuples act as interchangeable containers; convert between them with split, list, and join, and practice indexing, slicing, and type conversion.
Dictionaries11:41
Sets13:51
Explore sets in Python as containers that guarantee unique values, learn how to add and remove elements, convert to lists for indexing, and use union, intersection, and difference.
Booleans13:12
Other datatypes1:53
Explore Python’s broader data types, focusing on the most common types, type conversion functions, and the role of none and sequence types, while noting several rare, specialized kinds.

Flow Intro3:54
Explore how Python controls program flow through indentation and four major concepts—if/elif/else, match, while, and for loops—plus how blocks relate to conditions and repeated execution.
Simple If statements13:07
Complex if statements15:36
Learn to build complex if statements in Python by combining conditions with and and or, and by nesting if statements to create multi-level decision logic using lists, booleans, and variables.
Match case statements8:38
While loops12:40
For loops15:12
Flow + Linebreaks7:40

Introduction to functions13:56
Explore functions as reusable blocks of code, learn how to define and call them, pass parameters and arguments, and build a basic calculator with plus and minus operations in Python.
Parameters12:19
Learn how to define and call Python functions with parameters and arguments, explore positional and keyword arguments, default values, and using f-strings for output.
More on parameters10:53
Scope17:17
Explore functions and scope in Python by distinguishing local and global variables, using parameters and return to manage values, and avoiding global where possible to keep code organized.
Lambda functions5:50
Documenting functions6:25
Document functions using docstrings and type hints to clearly describe parameters, return values, and defaults. See how to access documentation with __doc__ and help.

All the project files are attached here0:01
Note on installing Pygame with Python 3.110:20
I will explain how to install pygame in the next section. Although, in short, all you need is the powershell or the terminal and type
pip install pygame
or
pip3 install pygame
(for macOS)

However, python 3.11 was released recently and pygame is not fully supported yet which can cause errors on some systems. This can be fixed easily though by adding "--pre" to the install line.
So the proper line should be
For windows
pip install pygame --pre
For macOS
pip3 install pygame --pre
Intro8:29
Creating a blank window13:53
Surfaces11:29
Placing elements6:58
Images and Text14:30
Movement11:08
Rectangle basics20:05
Input15:28
Recap (Surfaces and Rects)9:03
More on surfaces and rects18:43
Delta Time19:13
Laser Logic10:32
Working with time13:48
Meteors20:47
Basic collisions7:25
Sound4:22
Add sound to your python game using pygame mixer to load laser, explosion, and background music. Learn to play sounds, set looping, and trigger explosions on collision.

Requirements

Access to some kind of computer

Description

Learn the world's most popular programming language by making games!

This course includes an incredibly comprehensive, yet easy to follow, introduction to Python and uses that knowledge to create 4 sophisticated games using pygame. By the time you finish these projects you will have a strong understanding of Python and of coding in general. You will also have amazing projects for your portfolio.

The course contains over 130 videos and includes a huge amount of exercises so you can practice while you code along. You can also find the code for every video attach in the course. The course will start completely from scratch and I will begin by installing Python on Windows or MacOS; or you can use an online code editor. If you are in doubt, the entire first 11 hours are freely available both here on Udemy and on YouTube.

This course is going to cover every topic of Python, for example:

All of the datatypes (integers, strings, floats, booleans, lists, tuples, dictionaries etc)
You will learn classes and object-oriented programming
Inheritance, both simple and complex will be covered in detail
You will learn how to control the flow of the code using if, while, for and match
You will learn about functions and how to pass information around
There are many sections on scope to keep your code organized
Decorators will be covered in depth
File handling will be used

Python is one of the most desirable features on the job market and can get you into well-paying and interesting jobs. It is also a very easy to learn language that you can use as a starting point in your coding career. I am looking forward to seeing you in the course!

Who this course is for:

Everyone interested in programming

Learn Python by making games

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 29min

Python 1 - Basics8 lectures • 1hr 10min

Python 2 - Datatypes11 lectures • 1hr 56min

Python 3 - Flow7 lectures • 1hr 17min

Python 4 - Functions6 lectures • 1hr 7min

Python 5 - Data Handling8 lectures • 1hr 17min

Python 6 - Classes8 lectures • 2hr 7min

Python 7 - Modules4 lectures • 38min

Python 8 - Extra4 lectures • 1hr 10min

Asteroid Shooter18 lectures • 3hr 26min

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