This week is all about setting up a Python environment and getting an @ on the screen.

Part 0 - Setting up Python and libtcod

The exercise at The Learn Python The Hard Way that will get you setup with an editor, python environment, and running some Python code.

• https://learnpythonthehardway.org/python3/ex0.html
• https://learnpythonthehardway.org/python3/ex1.html

If Python is new to you and you have some free time, consider continuing past exercise 1.

Setting up libtcod

Windows

Mac

Part 1 - Drawing the '@' symbol and moving it around

http://rogueliketutorials.com/libtcod/1

Of course, we also have a couple of FAQ Friday posts that relate to this week's material

• #1: Languages and Libraries(revisited)
• #2: Development Tools(revisited)
• #45: Libraries Redux

Feel free to work out any problems, brainstorm ideas, share progress and and as usual enjoy tangential chatting. :)

Last year some participated forked a common git repo to get started. If you want to do that this year, feel free to use this repo https://gitlab.com/aaron-santos/roguelikedev-does-the-complete-roguelike-tutorial