Pygame is a popular Python game development library that provides a wealth of features and tools to make game development easy and fun. In this tutorial, we will learn how to use Pygame to create a game window and display an image in the window. We'll start by installing Pygame and then walk through the process of creating a game window and loading images.
Install Pygame
To use Pygame, you first need to install it on your computer. You can install Pygame using pip with the following command:
pip install pygame
If you are using Python 3, replace pip with pip3. Once the installation is complete, we can start writing code.
Import Pygame library
Before writing code, we need to import the Pygame library. This way we can use the functions and classes to create game windows and display images. The following is the code to import the Pygame library:
import pygame
Initializing Pygame
Before starting to use Pygame, we need to initialize it. This will set up various internal settings of Pygame and make sure everything is running properly. The following is the code to initialize Pygame:
pygame.init()
Create Game Window
Now we can start creating the game window. We need to specify the width and height of the window and set some other options such as the window title and background color. Here is the code to create the game window: