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From: Joseph Clark <joeclark77@hotmail.com>
To: John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net>, "python-list@python.org" <python-list@python.org>
Subject: RE: Homework help requested, thanks to everyone.
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John=2C have you taken a look at pyglet?  It's an alternative to pygame and=
 I found it pretty slick once I got the hang of it.  There is a development=
 version that's compatible with python 3 and I've never had a bug with it. =
 It wraps OpenGL itself so there are no additional dependencies.



// joseph w. clark =2C phd =2C visiting research associate
\\ university of nebraska at omaha - college of IS&T
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> Date: Sun=2C 21 Jul 2013 13:49:40 -0700
> Subject: Homework help requested=2C thanks to everyone.
> From: john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net
> To: python-list@python.org
>=20
> Thanks to everyone for their wealth of suggestions.  I already had my stu=
dents playing with turtle.  And I had asked them to alphabetize a string (w=
ithout having previously revealed the sorted() function).
>=20
> So far=2C I have taken up the suggestion of the number-guessing game.  On=
e of my students has a working version.  The logic is a bit clumsy=2C but i=
t's a fine first attempt.
>=20
> I will also take up the Twenty Questions idea.  My son and I played that =
game a lot over the years=2C to pass the time on long car rides.  And it wo=
uld be a great way to introduce the binary tree data structure.
>=20
> Another project I thought of was a Pig Latin translator.  (But do kids to=
day even know what Pig Latin is?  Am I showing my age?)
>=20
> Concerning more advanced=2C real-time=2C game-oriented graphics=2C I am t=
rying to figure out how to build PyGame on top of Python3.x.  Supposedly it=
 is possible.  I just haven't figured out how.  It's 2013: I refuse to comp=
licate my students' programming education with Python 2.x.
>=20
> I used wxPython happily for years=2C and I think that its graphical capab=
ilities would probably be up to the task of a simple 2D game.  Unfortunatel=
y=2C it has the same problem as PyGame=2C at least for now.  The Py3-compat=
ible version of wxPython=2C to be known as Phoenix=2C is still under develo=
pment.
>=20
> I'll keep Unity=2C Panda3D=2C and Blender in mind for later.  Again=2C on=
e of my main concerns will be Python 3.x compatibility.
> --=20
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>John=2C have you taken a look at=
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once I got the hang of it.&nbsp=3B There is a development version that's co=
mpatible with python 3 and I've never had a bug with it.&nbsp=3B It wraps O=
penGL itself so there are no additional dependencies.<BR><br><br><br>// jos=
eph w. clark =2C phd&nbsp=3B=2C&nbsp=3Bvisiting research associate<br>\\ un=
iversity of nebraska at omaha - college of IS&amp=3BT<br>&nbsp=3B<BR><div>&=
gt=3B Date: Sun=2C 21 Jul 2013 13:49:40 -0700<br>&gt=3B Subject: Homework h=
elp requested=2C thanks to everyone.<br>&gt=3B From: john_ladasky@sbcglobal=
.net<br>&gt=3B To: python-list@python.org<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Thanks to ev=
eryone for their wealth of suggestions.  I already had my students playing =
with turtle.  And I had asked them to alphabetize a string (without having =
previously revealed the sorted() function).<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B So far=2C =
I have taken up the suggestion of the number-guessing game.  One of my stud=
ents has a working version.  The logic is a bit clumsy=2C but it's a fine f=
irst attempt.<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B I will also take up the Twenty Questions=
 idea.  My son and I played that game a lot over the years=2C to pass the t=
ime on long car rides.  And it would be a great way to introduce the binary=
 tree data structure.<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Another project I thought of was=
 a Pig Latin translator.  (But do kids today even know what Pig Latin is?  =
Am I showing my age?)<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B Concerning more advanced=2C real=
-time=2C game-oriented graphics=2C I am trying to figure out how to build P=
yGame on top of Python3.x.  Supposedly it is possible.  I just haven't figu=
red out how.  It's 2013: I refuse to complicate my students' programming ed=
ucation with Python 2.x.<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B I used wxPython happily for y=
ears=2C and I think that its graphical capabilities would probably be up to=
 the task of a simple 2D game.  Unfortunately=2C it has the same problem as=
 PyGame=2C at least for now.  The Py3-compatible version of wxPython=2C to =
be known as Phoenix=2C is still under development.<br>&gt=3B <br>&gt=3B I'l=
l keep Unity=2C Panda3D=2C and Blender in mind for later.  Again=2C one of =
my main concerns will be Python 3.x compatibility.<br>&gt=3B -- <br>&gt=3B =
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