I don't think I could live without the plethora of libraries available to python :)
What about playdeb.net / getdeb.net? Wouldn't it be easier if we packaged games for the OS package manager ? deb and apt-get can handle any needed dependences automatically. Then perhaps all that would be needed would be a GUI wrapper around the package manager command line, that only includes pygame game packages. And some utilities to help developers package their games. -Thadeus On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Olof Bjarnason <olof.bjarna...@gmail.com>wrote: > 2009/12/18 jug <j...@fantasymail.de>: > > Hi Olof, > > > > Olof Bjarnason wrote: > >> > >> I have this crazy idea of making a "pygame community platform" to make > >> distributing/finding/testing/installing pygames simpler. > >> > > > > Interesting idea. > > > >> For end users, it would be a program to install, maybe called > >> something like "PygamePlatform". It would provide a graphical user > >> interface, > >> for the ubuntu platform to begin with, since that is what I'm using. > >> It would feature search/install/uninstall/run interaction. > >> > > > > What do you do with dependencies? Include them to your game source? > > Or add some often used 3rd party packages as extra projects? > > Ignore them? :) > > No I just thought Python+Pygame could be assumed. For example, the > program itself could be written in Python+Pygame to make a flashy GUI, > and of course then Python+Pygame would exst on the system for "pool > games" to depend upon. > > Do many Pygame games depend on other third party libraries than > Pygame? I have only used Python+Pygame+builtins so far. Python is so > flexible I have not felt the need for any additional library. > > > > >> Installing would mean downloading .py+bin files and placing them in a > >> PygamePlatform local "games pool". Thus uninstalling is as easy as > >> installing. > >> > > > > Rene is working on something like this, but I think its more for bin > files > > including python and all dependencies. So for people who do not know > > python etc. but want to play your games. Is that what you want to do or > > just making it easier for people with python to find and install pygame > > games? > > Think of it as the find-install program of ubuntu; a little > descriptive text and one or more screenshots, a link to a home page > etc. > A button to download game, a button to run (if the game exists in > local game pool, that is has been downloaded). > > That would make it really simple to publish games, and let your > friends test out the games. > > As a developer, you would simply manipulate the PygamePlatform wiki > (or similar) to add your game to the database. > The "game page" would include information of where to download the > source+binaries of the game, plus the descriptive text + screenshots. > > So primarily: simplify publishing Python+Pygame-based games. And when > that is simple, testing+feedback+quality comes along. > > For the end-users, they may think of the PygamePlatform program as > Valve's Steam utility for Windows (and more platforms maybe?). > > But for free, casual-style primarily 2d-games. Like pygame games usually > are :) > > > > >> GUI: Much like Ubuntus add programs, combined with the start menu. > >> > > > > A GUI wouldn't be a problem I think. > > > >> The database of pygames would reside on some wiki-like web page, so > >> pygame-developers could easily add their creations without any updates > >> to the PygamePlatform-installations out there. > >> > >> Of course this is a great deal of work, but provided it does > >> PygamePlatform could be ported to Windows, Mac etc. without any > >> changes to the wiki-database or the games themselves. > >> > > > > Depends on what existing tools and libs you use/ what you want to do > > You could also just write a wrapper for easy_install with a > > project filter/ own db with project names, a nice GUI and some additional > > game informations. > > > >> Feedback? Is there earlier projects that has tried (and failed) doing > >> this kind of thing? > >> > > > > Well, there is a pygame community platform/website with project listing: > > > > http://pygameweb.no-ip.org/ > > > > Its still a beta/rc version, but it has an api (actually two: XMLRPC and > > REST, > > see the "more"-tab) that allows you to get some (maybe more soon) data > > about the projects. Currently you could use it for a "check for > > updates/newer > > version" inside your games/programs. It also gives you the download urls > for > > bin and source files (if available). > > > > So if people would add their games to pypi and insert a game description > and > > pypi-url/-name on the website, only the GUI would be left to do. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Julian > > > > > > -- > twitter.com/olofb > olofb.wordpress.com >
