I wanted to make one further suggestion: I think you need a fresh from-the-ground up education in programming as well as Python fundamentals. (Especially what makes Python different from Basic and from Java--there are a lot of things.)
Since others have shared resources already, I'd like to share a modern reference I've heard great things about from people new to programming or Python. It's Zed Shaw's free online book: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Brian Brown <bro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I started QBasic at about 12. . . > I am nearly completely "self-taught" and > I started making my ball program in Java at about 14-- I carefully thought > out the algorithms by myself-- Because I couldn't find code about how to > make balls accurately bounce off walls --at any speed without glitches. > > Yeah, I see what you mean, Chris, "global" is not necessary when: all the > variables are created outside of all the functions-- I did know that > but-- I just wanted to create or delete any variables from within a > function-- which can be called whenever from wherever-- so I could easily > control/manipulate the memory consumption and variable usage. > (Well whatever, I'll find a way I guess.) > > I admit, it was really dumb to force my opinion on all of you. > (I was Not planning on saying what I did-- but it just wasn't my day. > (if you know what I mean) I thought I would just ask one simple question > and get the answer. lol But I accidentally let my frustration show in my > replies. So stupid of me.) > > Anyways, I think I should just continue being a solo programmer. > lol I'm too wild when it comes to programming that I think I need "my own > space." If you know what I mean. > > stress_relieving_variable = 'Five-Hundred and Forty-Three Lily Hopping > Ponies All Cooking Savory Spaghetti' > dont_print(stress_relieving_variable) > > # Shshsh! Don't let anyone know I gave you > # The ultimate key to game programming! > # (Don't share it with anyone else, because > # they will only want it for themselves! >:3 ) > > lolol! > > Thanks again for all your replies, suggestions, and the links. ; ) > And sorry for making such a big scene-- > I must do some chores. > > Goodbye. > (You may abandon the thread.) > > Sincerely, Matthew > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Daniel Pope <ma...@mauveweb.co.uk> wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:27:39PM -0700, Brian Brown wrote: >> > Matthew N. Brown >> >> I googled. I guess this is yours? >> >> http://pastebin.com/kKXSgw8c >> >> > It's like "pygame.draw.line()" instead of just: "DRAW_LINE()" >> >> It's because of fallacies like this that your program would be >> completely unmaintainable for anyone other than you. >> >> Classes and modules allow us to break our code into separate concerns >> that other programmers can pick up and understand immediately (as can we >> when we come back to something having forgotten what we wrote). >> >> They also tend to allow massive amounts of code re-use. If you wrote >> only a proper 2D vector class (or downloaded one [1]) I reckon you could >> halve the amount of code you had to write for your bouncing balls >> program. >> >> To help you out, here is the A Byte of Python chapter about Object >> Oriented Programming (ie. classes): >> >> http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python_en:Object_Oriented_Programming >> >> [1] http://www.supereffective.org/pages/Vector-2d-Vector-Library >> > >
