The Python Arcade Library

Examples Drawing Primitives Bouncing Rectangle Asteroid Smasher	Installation Windows Mac Linux
Quick API Index	Pygame Comparison

The Python Arcade Library Overview

Arcade is an easy-to-learn Python library for creating 2D video games. It is ideal for people learning to program, or developers that want to code a 2D game without learning a complex framework.

Learn about it:

• Installation Instructions
• Example Code
• Arcade Package API
• Quick API Index
• Arcade on PyPi
• Pygame Comparison

Give feedback:

• GitHub Arcade Issue List
• Reddit Discussion Group
• Email: paul.craven@simpson.edu

Contribute to the development:

• How to Contribute
• GitHub Source Code for Arcade

The status of the build is here:

Examples

• Example Code
  • Example list
    • Drawing: Drawing primitives
    • Functions: Drawing with functions
    • Drawing: Text
    • Animation: Bouncing rectangle
    • Animation: Bouncing ball
    • Animation: Bouncing balls
    • Animation: Radar Sweep
    • Loops: Drawing with loops
    • Loops: Nested loops
      • Box
      • Top left triangle
      • Top right triangle
      • Bottom left triangle
      • Bottom right triangle
    • Classes: Shapes
    • Classes: Starting Template
    • Classes: Timer
    • User control: Mouse
    • User control: Keyboard
    • User control: Joystick
    • Full Joystick Example
    • Sprites: Collect blocks
    • Sprites: Change coins
    • Sprites: Collect blocks moving down
    • Sprites: Collect blocks that are bouncing
    • Sprites: Collect blocks that are moving in a circle
    • Sprites: Shoot bullets upwards
    • Sprites: Aim and shoot bullets
    • Sprites: Move with walls
    • Sprites: Move with a scrolling screen
    • Sprites: Move with a sprite animation
    • Sprites: Work with a tiled map
    • Sprites: Ramps
    • Sprites: Moving Platforms
    • Sprites: Instruction and Game Over Screens
    • Array-Backed Grid
    • Full example: Asteroid Smasher
    • Examples to-do list

Installation

• Installation Instructions
  • Installation on Windows
    • Step 1: Install Python
    • Step 2: Install The Arcade Library
      • Install Arcade The Easy Way
      • Install Arcade The Hard Way
    • Step 3: Install A Development Environment
  • Installation on the Mac
  • Installation on Linux
    • Ubuntu 16.04 Instructions
    • Issues with avbin?

API Documentation

• Arcade Package API
  • Submodules
    • Window Commands Module
    • Draw Commands Module
    • Application Class Module
    • Geometry Module
    • Shape Objects Module
    • Sprite Module
    • Physics Engines Module
    • Sound Module
  • Arcade Subpackages
    • arcade.key package
    • arcade.color package
• Quick API Index
  • Window Module
    • Functions
  • Drawing Module
    • Classes
    • Functions
  • Geometry Module
    • Functions
  • Sprite Module
    • Classes
  • Physics Engines Module
    • Classes
  • Application Module
    • Classes

How to Contribute

• How to Contribute
• Directory Structure
• How to Compile
• How to Submit Changes

More Information

• Pygame Comparison
• Suggested Curriculum

The Arcade Library

A Python simple, easy to use module for creating 2D games.

License

Copyright (c) 2016 Paul Vincent Craven

The Arcade library is licensed under the MIT License.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.