Python Reference Sheet
Table of Contents
	References
	Installation Guide
	Python Class summary

references
	Files from my class
	More sample files
	How to use Python to create IOS apps

Installation guide
	Notes and Warnings:
		All the software is free, but first you must disable Windows S if you haven't already 
		If you have multiple user accounts on your Windows machine, please install on the account you will be using this on
		Also, things change in the Python world and your screens may look a little different than below

Install VSC (Visual Studio Code)
	VSC install link
	warning: this will automatically download the install file, if it doesn't, click on 'direct download link'
	

		
	
	
	Go to your downloads folder and double click on the file just downloaded, and this screen will pop up
	click to Accept then keep clicking Next until the next screen after this
	

		
	
	
	keep the 2 defaults checked, click next again
	

		
	
	
	click Install and it will install
	

		
	
	
	click Finish and launch into VSC
	

		
	
	
	VSC pulls up
	

		
	
	
	Note:  I would suggest leaving this up, so its ready to go in subsequent steps
Install Python and Pygame
	Python 3.12.3 install link
	note:  this will download Python right away
	please go to your Download folder and double click on it to launch it
	You will see the following screen (or something similar)
	Please check the 2 checkboxes at bottom, then click on Install Now
	

		
	
	
	you may get a verify popup from windows, if you do, say yes to it

	then you will see
	

		
	
	
	after a few minutes you may see this, if so, please click on Disable path length limit, then click X to close box
	note:  you may get another verify box after you click on Disable..., if you do, say yes to it
	

		
	
	
	goto command prompt, type this command
		pip install pygame
	you should see the below
	

		
	
	
	now type the following command
		py -m pygame.examples.aliens
	you will see the game pop up as shown
	

		
	
	
Install Python plugin on VCS then try some Python programming!
	First, create the VSCPython folder in your documents folder 
		e.g. C:\Users\paulw\Documents\VSCPython
	Click on this link
	Python Plugin install link
	click on install button on the page that comes up
	

		
	
	
	click continue
	

		
	
	
	click Open
	

		
	
	
	click on install button shown once VSC pops up with this screen
	

		
	
	
	button changes to “Installing”
	

		
	
	
	after about 2 minutes (no progress bar), it pops you into welcome screen or another screen if you were already using VSC previously
	

		
	
	
	click on Explorer icon on left-hand side
	

		
	
	
	If you see a blue "Open Folder" button
		click on it
		drill to the VSCPython folder you created earlier and click Select Folder
	

		
	
	
	If you don't see it (like if you were in another project like JavaScript)
		click on File, then Open Folder, and then drill to your folder like the screenshot below
	

		
	
	
	click on "Yes I trust the authors"
	

		
	
	
	mouse over the folder name in the explorer pane, and click on New File icon
	

		
	
	
	type in filename of hello.py, then click outside of it, start typing code
	

		
	
	
	type this code into editor pane on the right-hand side (with no indentation)
		import numpy as np
		msg = "Roll a dice"
		print(msg)
		print(np.random.randint(1,9))
	

		
	
	
	click on play button in upper right-hand corner
	

		
	
	
	Unfortunately, this doesn't work because the numpy package doesn't exist. :)
	Please see the terminal output at bottom.
	

		
	
	
	In that same terminal, type this command to install it
		py -m pip install numpy
	

		
	
	
	now hit play again and it should work - output will show up in terminal
	

		
	
	
Python Class Summary
	intro - little history about python, etc
	setup - go thru installation doc
	phase 1 - intro to Python programming along with basic programming concepts
		sample_game just 1.py
		IDE basics, create folder, debugging
	phase 2 - basic animation and more advanced programming concepts
		sample_game just 1 2.py
		animation
		print, comments, strings/vars, numbers/math, booleans/conditionals, functions, lists/loops, objects
	phase 3 - add joysticks, sounds and other cool features
		sample_game.py
	phase 4 - put everything we learned together and create a game

	Other Sample files (on quiet blue?)
		comparison.py - good command line simple program
		functions.py - draw 3 trees on background with function
		games.py - various drawings
		keyboard.py - moving one figure on screen with keyboard 
		loop.py - command line program with a bunch of loops
		snow.py - just falling snow
		just 1.py - just background
		just 12.py - background with falling invaders
		just keyboard.py - now full game in keyboard version
		others are nice candy but too big for students
		there is also a template.py so if I want to start the students out from there...