tutorials — wiki

The pygame Documentation page has a number of tutorials. A Newbie Guide to pygame is very good.

There are lots of examples that come with pygame. See https://github.com/pygame/pygame/tree/master/examples. They should be installed, and are runnable like:

python -m pygame.examples.aliens

Below are unofficial tutorials and guides. Anything with wrong install instructions is not allowed.

General Tutorials¶

• PyGame object oriented tutorials by przemo_li
• Discover Python & Pattern - Create a game with Pygame and Design Patterns
• A complete Pygame Tutorial - Game Creation

Pygame Tutorials on Specific Topics¶

• Python Platformer Tutorial
• Improving Performance in Pygame
• PyGame Physics Youtube Tutorials by maaack
• YouTube series creating a top down racing game with Python 3
• Pygame - scrolling background
• Pygame Menu-creation Library

Books with Pygame Tutorials¶

Non-English Resources¶

Spanish¶

• Tutoriales para comenzar
• Repositorio Python+Pygame

Brazilian Portuguese¶

• Introdução a Programação de Jogos usando PyGame (Introduction to Game Development using PyGame). This covers the basics and the final target is a good side-scrolling game.

Français (french)¶

• Sur Wikibooks, Traduction compl�te des tutoriels officiels de Pete Shinners.

Greek¶

• Python Game Programming (Greek) - A free Pygame book for Greek audiences. Introduces programming in a fun way. No previous experience required.

Polish¶

• Artykuły o PyGame na blogu Programisty Dzień Powszedni

Italian¶