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What do you like best about pygame?

Its simplicity and good resource to help out along the way! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

It can do well if it has more plugin and extra libraries to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering pygame:

Just learn it properly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

Personal projects, online games Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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pygame (the library) is a Free and Open Source python programming language library for making multimedia applications like games built on top of the excellent SDL library.

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pygame (the library) is a Free and Open Source python programming language library for making multimedia applications like games built on top of the excellent SDL library.


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"Increase my love for coding while making a game."
It increased my love for coding during the journey of making a small game, my first game was snake game . Its really easy to make GUI for your gam...
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""Best library for beginners to get started with Game Development""
It is free and Open source Python library. It is easy to implement and develop simple desktop games using Pygame library. Prerequisites for this l...
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"A very useful module..!"
It's cross platform and it's a good advantage
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What do you like best about pygame?

In one word: Python.

Because Python is so easy to learn and work with, it makes the code look clean and improves its understandability. Also, there is an array of methods that could be leveraged to perform basic operations like changing the font, adding beautiful colors, designing your game, etc.

It is simple to learn, uses optimized C and Assembly code for core functions which makes it run fast without lag.

It's free and an open-source Python library so you can also contribute to the open-source community to help build new features for this library. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

The documentation is not maintained well, as some of the examples are difficult to understand and work with.

The graphics have to be improved so that the games look more interesting.

Along with the graphics, I wish I could build some complicated games and play them on my phone, currently, there is currently no way to run Pygame applications on iOS.

You can develop an Android application using Python. But, it is not the best choice if we compare it to other programming languages to develop the Android app. There are a lot many things you can do with Python, but developing a solid Android game does not come in the Python bucket.

Python has to be improved to make it suitable to build complex video games.

Lastly, the pygame.org website doesn't allow new users to register. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering pygame:

It is a good Python module to start learning how to design and build simple 2D applications. So, I would recommend this module if you are a beginner and learning this from scratch. If you are already a professional then I guess this module might not satisfy you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was always fascinated by the way video games are built, so, I searched for a way to start. Pygame helped me start building basic 2D games like Snake, Pong, Sudoku solver (using backtracking) which were some cool projects accomplished by Python's easy-to-follow code that helped me complete these projects with ease.

Benefits:

Learn to design a project.

Learn to use an object-oriented programming paradigm.

Learning about how video games actually work (concepts like Frames per second (FPS), coordinate-system, positioning, timing, etc.)

Learn about how objects in the game interact with each other.

Learn how to apply data structures in 2D games. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

First of all, pygame is free and open source. Pygame is possibly the best library or set of Python modules to create either a retro-styled Alien Invasion game or any other kinda cool single screen game like Flappy Bird. Also, it is fairly simple to use given it is base on the Python programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

I dislike the part that you can't run it on your browser and also it is able to handle 2D graphics only. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering pygame:

If you want to try your hand at creating a game then I would certainly recommend Pygame to start off with as it easy to use and you can find multiple resources on the web, to begin with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have not solved any problems as such using Pygame. I have only created a mini-game with it. It sure has some benefits for people who like to enjoy retro-style games, it is just pure fun. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

I created Flappy bird game using pygame module , it was easy to use and implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

NOTHING MUCH, yeah lots of coming features is needed because game development is rising day by day Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

East to use ,easy to implement

Easy to learn , flexible code , reversible

Modern vame requires more dynamic features so , pygame should work in making the development more dynamic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

I have done really well with pygame. The simplicity of using its functions that can help you project almost everything that you wish for is amazing.

Also the final application created gets no lag based on the pygame implementation. So if your logics and code is correct there is no chance that the game will lag. That's why it's reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

I think the sound module could have more functionalities. Also there should be a plugin to play the game on browser. A web player plugin would really increase the user base of pygame. I don't really know well regarding hardware acceleration but i've read its an issue with pygame. Although I never had any incident of laggy graphics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm a student and I've made around 4-5 games with pygame. There's no chance I'm dropping it. It's really simple to code and debug. I can manage really complex logic with pygame. I even gifted one to a baby in my house she loves it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

It's simple to learn, and very fun to develop a game. I enjoyed the process a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

The execution time gets a bit slow when a lot of objects are spawned in the game. There is a place to improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

I initially started learning game development using Pygame, and I must say as a beginner it was very easy to learn and help me execute my ideas quickly. I loved the part of how easy it was and also not very demanding of resources, so it could be run on any system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

It is free and Open source Python library. It is easy to implement and develop simple desktop games using Pygame library.

Prerequisites for this library is having the knowledge of python programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

Nothing much to dislike about Pygame. It still have few drawbacks. It only supports 2D games but it does not provide support for 3D games. I wish it could have more built in functions to ease the development process for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

I build some games like Snake Game, Dinogame and Flappy Bird. I made my first few games using this library. It was a great learning experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

It is simple and easy to develop simple desktop games using Pygame library. Just we need is the knowledge of python programming. Developed 2 games flappy Bird and Snake game and looking forward to develop more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

pygame also has drawback that it is not suitable for developing android games. I am hoping that pygame community would bring separate IDE for pygame and having option of developing both desktop and android games with the help of same python programming similar to the unity from which developers can develop both desktop and android games using either C# or JS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering pygame:

Easy to develop games in short period of time. Just all we need is knowledge of python programming and understand how pygame works but if you take pygame same as unity where you can develop both desktop and android game at once, then pygame is not for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benifits that i have realized with pygame is that less time consuming to develop games, only need to focus on creating and writing logic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

It is quite user friendly and easy to implement in terms on animation and the controls which can be added with medium level knowledge of python language Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

It can not be deployed as a web app.. had to pay extra to 3rd party server to host it on Google slides Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

I made a game that included path planning and a complex algorithm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

Amazingly great and concise documentation, no external libraries required to get started and really easy to understand. From creating fun games in less time (even less than few hours) to creating games / apps with more complexity, you can do it all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

I don't think I dislike anything about pygame but some people have problem with its no-3D support. Actually pygame is made to build 2D games only. Apart from that I feel it could have few more built in functions to ease development process for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering pygame:

Try making something simple using Pygame first. The ease with which you make it and the less time it takes will let you know that Pygame's great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

You can write any logic/ code in python and then make use of pygame to build a GUI version of that. So far I've made few games and apps like Sudoku Solver, Space Invaders, Snake Game. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about pygame?

Simple yet sufficient functions and classes.

Good for both beginners as well as professionals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about pygame?

As for me , I didn't find any drawback in pygame . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is pygame solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helped me a lot in creating basic apps like music player , video player etc.

Only problem is that pygame apps donot run in browsers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.