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ArchimedesWojak

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im trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how to do it
« on: December 10, 2020, 09:18:44 am »

I've been trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how, Do i need Python?
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« Last Edit: December 10, 2020, 01:01:25 pm by Ziusudra »
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Re: im trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how to do it
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2020, 01:07:54 pm »

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Re: im trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how to do it
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2020, 01:46:41 pm »

thank you is it ok if you could link me to a safe download for Python
Available from the Microsoft store apparently: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/python/beginners

If you're talking GNU/Linux, then use the package manager of what ever distro you ended up using.
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Re: im trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how to do it
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2020, 11:19:19 am »

You can download python from the official python website. https://www.python.org/downloads/

You can use the curses library to write text-display programs.
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Re: im trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how to do it
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2020, 03:14:46 pm »

I have like ten different installs of python detected by Visual Studio. I think, (I don't know this) that you need to find examples/documentation of the right version to work with whatever version you download.

Just get the one through the Windows store, and bear in mind that tons of sample code out there is probably outdated.

Also don't install a new version just because your code doesn't compile, as fun as it seems, it will make visual studio slower to start.
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Re: im trying to create an ASCII game but i dont know how to do it
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2020, 11:27:39 pm »

Python code is pretty stable between versions. The main thing you should check is the difference between Python 2 and Python 3.
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