Summary

Summary

Wow, you've come a long way. Just a few short 80 pages or so ago you were a newbie Python programmer; now you can surf with the best of them! You should feel comfortable creating a game loop, loading sounds and graphics, and doing basic networking with Python now.

Important points from this chapter:

• The two keys to Pygame are the surface and the rect.

• Really understanding blitting and sprites can greatly increase your game's performance.

• There is a ton of libraries that exist for doing things in Python.

• Tkinter has more methods and constructs than you can throw a stick at.

• Tkinter's pack(), grid(), and place() methods are the key to organizing the Tkinter GUI.

• There are tried and tested libraries for dealing with common development needs like networking and sound, most of which are uncomplicated.