Coding Games in Python

Good quality bood

Bought for my 8y old boy. Looks interesting

This is the fourth game-oriented Python book I've purchased to help my kids learn coding skills. So far, I think this one is my favorite book for graphical gaming titles. I purchased the paperback version; it's over 200 pages, and each page is full of practical skills and helpful teaching. Every chapter tackles a different game and breaks down exactly what's going on and how to apply the programming concepts that the authors are teaching you. After two necessary intro chapters on getting a very beginner-level knowledge of Python, you're then provided 9 chapters that help you build increasingly sophisticated and fun games. We actually enjoy playing these games because they have the right mixture of low-res (retro) graphics and simple interactivity. ==Who is this book for? == Parents with kids as young as 7 or 8 can help their little ones begin a real programming language. You don't need pseudo-coding or fancy robots to learn to code--just this book and a free copy of Python will do the trick. You can even use the $35 Raspberry Pi as your computer if you have a TV and a keyboard lying around. For older kids in their tweens or early teens, this book will be all they need, even with no help from adults. ==How is Coding Games in Python different?== This book is a great balance of depth and fun. There isn't nearly as much theory and explanation as the excellent titles by Al Sweigart have, but this book does provide enough detail and troubleshooting advice to help you glimpse what's going on under the hood. The authors even teach you to use a graphical module called Pygame Zero, which is a lightweight way to start coding games with graphics. It's also a great introduction to the full-blown Pygame later on. ==Any Downsides to this book?== This isn't a substitute for a real computer science class. I felt that Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python (by Sweigart) introduced you to most of the concepts and theory to succeed in a high school level computer science curriculum. Instead, this book focused on getting plenty of experience, even if that means that your kid doesn't necessarily know everything that's going on with the code. I feel like parents that already know Python will be able to use this book as a hook to get kids interested and will be able to explain the areas that the book only glosses over.

With coding books it can be straight forward to assess the quality - of the code doesn’t work, then the quality is low. Sadly it was the case with this book, where even the code to install the basic packages didn’t work.

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I recently purchased this to help me teach my son some python coding in a fun way. The book provides some really good game ideas with relatively straight forward steps.