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How to get image dimensions in Python

Thanks to Pygame, there’s a quick and easy method to get the dimensions of an image. You just have to load it into a Surface and use the Surface methods get_height() and get_width().

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Book: Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame

This is the first book I bought when I needed to learn Python.  I’ve always found it easier to learn a language against the backdrop of a game. Since this was the first experience with Python, I spent quite a

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Scrolling Background in Python

This is a follow up to an earlier post where we created a scrolling background in Flash using ActionScript. This time we’re going to do the same thing, but using Python and Pygame. The Logic This animation is what we’re

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