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Python Projects for Kids

You're reading from   Python Projects for Kids Unleash Python and take your small readers on an adventurous ride through the world of programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782175063
Length 192 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jessica Ingrassellino Jessica Ingrassellino
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Welcome! Let's Get Started FREE CHAPTER 2. Variables, Functions, and Users 3. Calculate This! 4. Making Decisions – Python Control Flows 5. Loops and Logic 6. Working with Data – Lists and Dictionaries 7. What's in Your Backpack? 8. pygame 9. Tiny Tennis 10. Keep Coding! A. Quick Task Answers Index

Installing pygame


pygame is installed a little differently on each operating system. The next section of this chapter contains the instructions to install pygame on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Raspberry Pi systems. You can skip to the section that has instructions on how to install pygame on your operating system, and if you are not 100% sure of what you are doing, go ahead and get some help for this section. Remember that you will need an Internet connection to install pygame, and some parts of the installation may take time.

Installing pygame – Windows

To install pygame on Windows, you will need to go to http://www.pygame.org/hifi.html. If you do not know where the Windows version of pygame is, type download in the search bar and go to the Downloads page. You should see a screen with this information:

At the bottom of that screenshot, you will find the instructions for most Windows computers. Follow these instructions:

  1. Visit the pygame website.

  2. Download this version of pygame: pygame-1.9.2a0.win32...

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