The PyGameDB project which has similarity's to the commercial platform "Steam" is coming to a usable state.
It is programmed in Python + WxPython. It works by adding the game to sys.path and importing the game (very simplified way to put it). It uses a XML file to get a list of PyGame's. It will also work with other types of python games, including opengl based ones, as long as they are open source. A huge feature is that it will make it easy to deploy pygame's since you do not need to package them as a .exe. It allows anyone to make a game repository, the XML file url can be set inside the application! I am currently looking for help with: * The pygamedb-server which is a website programmed in cherrypy or pylons which will allow people to submit/upload games and generates the resulting xml file. * Beta testers for the client and someone that can test it on Mac OSX * Someone to make me a pygamedb logo, I am useless with graphics! * Someone with knowlege of WxPython thats willing to help with the client gui. The project is currently missing a big feature, dependency/library support (It ignores that in the xml file right now). That will be finished very soon. You can see a screenshot here: http://richies.googlepages.com/Screenshot-1.png The test repo is hosted here: http://pygamedb.4rensics.org/ The test XML Data file is here: http://pygamedb.4rensics.org/pygamedb.xml I plan to get a domain name once pygamedb-server is done.. pygamedb.org maybe? Getting it ======= The project lives at: https://launchpad.net/pygamedb Windows http://launchpad.net/bzr/1.6/1.6beta3/+download/bzr-setup-1.6b3.exe http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.8.1-py25.exe http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=78018 Install all of the above. Debian/Ubuntu python-wxgtk2.8, bzr Once you installed that, Run this command: bzr branch lp:pygamedb Running it ======= Windows rename pygamedb to pygamedb.py and then run it. On all other os's just run pygamedb -- Thanks, Richie Ward
