Were to start

[microsoft92sucks]

thank u for the help i think im going to start with Python whats a good python compiler that i can get throw synaptic or add and remove and wats a really good online tutorial and how long should it take b4 i feel comfortable with python and im making games

thank u for all the help

[snoop]

python is already installed by default in ubuntu. A good starting place to learn python : http://www.diveintopython.org/toc/index.html

To make games, install pygame (called python-pygame , i believe in synaptic).

[noerrorsfound]

python is already installed by default in ubuntu. A good starting place to learn python : http://www.diveintopython.org/toc/index.html

That book is for experienced programmers wanting to learn python and not for people who have never programmed before. It might be possible to learn Python from it without previous programming knowledge but it probably won't be easy.

[microsoft92sucks]

I downloaded pygame but now were do i go to start it or start putting in my program

[snoop]

Here is a tiny intro to pygame http://www.pygame.org/docs/tut/intro/intro.html

You can also look around the parent page - http://www.pygame.org/docs/

edit- for an easier (hopefully) python tutorial try here http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocpyth.htm

[LaRoza]

http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html

This is also a good tutorial, by Guido van Rossum.

[Ayman]

My previous post contained a link to Python tutorials for non-programmers. I suggest you check them and see which one you like best.
http://wiki.python.org/moin/Beginner...NonProgrammers

As for PyGame, I recommend that you spend some time learning the actual language before moving to game programming. PyGame requires working knowledge of Python.

[Wybiral]

As for PyGame, I recommend that you spend some time learning the actual language before moving to game programming. PyGame requires working knowledge of Python.

I second that, but even more so... After you have a working knowledge or python games require further knowledge... You will need to know how to program.

The steps involved:

1. Learn Python language.
2. Learn common programming approaches and structure
3. Learn PyGame interface

What kind of games are you wanting to make?
Tic-tac-toe? Pong? Space invaders? Mario? Final Fantasy? Doom? Halo?

They will all require a different level of understanding, and different approaches to design.

There is no cure-all module for games, and there is no universal approach... Games vary a lot, and the programatical approach is heavily dependent on the design you're aiming for.

[microsoft92sucks]

thank u for all the help i want to learn to do many tapes of games not just 1 but i understand thier all programmed very different so once I do them all Ill know witch on i like to do the most do any of u make games and if so wat kind and wats a good python compiler for Ubuntu

[noerrorsfound]

thank u for all the help i want to learn to do many tapes of games not just 1 but i understand thier all programmed very different so once I do them all Ill know witch on i like to do the most do any of u make games and if so wat kind and wats a good python compiler for Ubuntu

Python is an interpreted language, so it does not require compiling. The only thing you need is the Python interpreter which is installed by default in Ubuntu and most other Linux distributions.