Reclaiming DaftPython!
Right trying to reclaim the DaftPython name on blogger. Sorry for this test post cluttering up your feed. Future posts will probably be full of PyGame related posts. See you soon!
View ArticleRediscovering Python and PyGame
After quite a long break, I find myself back into Python - specifically for PyGame projects. The day job is .Net centred and I've been dabbling in 6809 assembler, Android and HTML5 for personal...
View ArticleThe Future Of PyGame
pgreloaded - PyGame Reloaded - Multimedia Framework for Python - Google Project Hosting: "Pygame Reloaded (aka pygame2, pgreloaded) started as a rewrite of the Pygame multimedia and game framework. As...
View ArticlePython Tools For Visual Studio
Day to day I use Visual Studio for ASP.net and CSharp. It is okay-ish. I used to like Visual Studio then around version 6/7 it went rather multipurpose/multilanguage and lessened the experience....
View ArticleParticles Of Blue
Something I have not used in a PyGame game yet is particles of any sort. Thinking over a few ideas for a mining game, it seemed like a fun idea to have some sort of soil. This lead to a quick half-hour...
View ArticleSimple Starfield In PyGame
Games are very often highly interactive with even some text adventures operating in real time. I thought it would be fun to go in the opposite direction and create a game with minimal interaction. So I...
View ArticleMinecraft Screenshot Viewer in wxPython - A Preview
There's a lot of Minecraft going on in this house! The boys all love it and come up with some creative designs for houses, statues, machines and roller-coasters. Minecraft has a built in feature for...
View ArticleScreenshot Viewer For Minecraft - Now Released
The screenshot viewer is now available! Only tested on Windows for now so Linux/Mac users (who make a good proportion of visitors to this site) be warned. I have created a Google code project for all...
View ArticleReflections On IronPython : Still In Production
A recent reddit thread on IronPython brought back some memories so I thought I would record them in a quick blog post.I really liked Python when I discovered it 10+ years ago and was delighted when I...
View ArticleMonitoring Earthquakes Curses
Github Repository LinkThe USGS publishes a plethora of data on their website. Of interest to me are a bunch of frequently updated GeoJSON feeds which can be parsed with standard JSON libraries. I was...
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