Developing Noughts and Crosses in Python
OUR EXPERT
Calvin Robinson is a former assistant principal and computer science teacher with a degree in computer games design and programming.
During this series of tutorials we’ve been using Python to develop a range of retro video games. Python is an incredibly versatile high-level programming language with a relatively simple syntax; it suits our needs.
Over the past few issues we’ve built a lunar space module landing game, a side-scrolling platformer, Pac-Man, the Game of Life and a 2D shooter. This issue we’ll build a very recognisable minigame, with challenges for those who want to take things a step further.
Before we begin, we’ll need to make sure we have the latest version of Python 3 installed. For everyone running a Debian-based distro this is as simple as sudo apt-get install python3 , after a brief sudo apt-get update , of course.
The beauty of Python is that we can use any text-based editor to work in: , , and so on.
