pygsear
Introduction

The goal of pygsear is to make it easier to get started quickly with Python and Pygame. So hopefully this very brief introduction will be enough to get you going.

Installation

So far, this has been the toughest part for people I have spoken with. It should be fairly easy:

On unix systems:

- unpack the distribution (`tar zxf pygsear-0.26.tar.gz`)
- go in to the new folder (`cd pygsear-0.26`)
- install pygsear -- probably as root (`python setup.py install`)

Of course, this assumes you already have Python and Pygame installed.

On windows:

Go in to the `installers/` directory and double-click on the `win32.exe` installer.

If you want to run Python from the command line, you may need to set up your `PATH`. Setting up your `PATH` is beyond the scope of this document.

Turtle (Penguin) Graphics

A good way to test and see if the install is working right is to run the `penguin_demos.py` script in the `examples` directory. Try double clicking on it, or if that does not work:

- at the command line, go in to the `examples` folder(`cd examples`)
- run the program (`python penguin_demos.py`)

That will show a demo of a bunch of graphic displays. If you want to experiment with penguin graphics for yourself, try the `interact.py` program:

- see what is available (`dir(pete)`)
- get help (`help(pete.twist)`)
- reset everything (`reset()`)
- play (`pete.twist(angle=88.3, mult=1.003, colors=[RED, WHITE, RED])`)