On 2/22/2012 1:50 PM, leo degon wrote:
Hello All,
My name is Leo.
Hi Leo & Welcome to Python help.
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I'm just beginning to learn python. I am learning on my own and have
no previous programming experience. I decided to create a version of
john conway's game of life as a personal project.
I've been wondering what GUI to use.
I've been using Tkinter so far but I've not gotten very far. So far
I've started the basic window but now I'm kinda of stuck in how to
proceed.
There are a number of good tutorials on tkinter. Find one and go thru it.
My idea is when the program initializes to have a root menu with a
series of options.
Accepting these options under the new game launches a window where
you can set the initial state of the board to the correct dimensions,
colors, rules, name and initial distribution of live cells. Accepting
that window would launch a window containing the game board and the
in-game options. I would like to be able to pause the game, run it at
different speeds, and add new live cells to the board. I would like to
have multiple boards able to run at once, and I would like the option
to save a board and its rules to load at a later time.
You have chosen a very ambitious project (for a beginner). I suggest you
start by creating one part of the whole - get that working then add one
more piece.
I'd like any ideas on how to approach this project in general and
specific.
One idea - start with a fixed dimension grid and one initial state - get
the grid to display with the initial state.
Then step back, say "well done,Leo" then add code to advance to
subsequent states with some limit.
I'll post the code that I already have later today.
--
Bob Gailer
919-636-4239
Chapel Hill NC
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