PyInvaders

A Space Invaders clone written in Python using Pygame.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the game up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.X. You can download it here https://www.python.org/downloads/

• To check everything installed correctly, open up your terminal (Mac/Linux) or command prompt (Windows) and type:

python --version

If you see your Python version number you're good to go!

2. Pygame 1.9.6 or higher. If you have Python installed and setup on your machine, you can download Pygame by opening up your terminal or command prompt and typing:

pip install pygame

Once everything is installed, you can check your installation by typing:

pip show pygame

Installing

1. Clone or download the repository onto your local machine.

• You can click the "Code" button on this GitHub page and click download zip.

2. If you downloaded the zip folder, unzip it to your desired location.

Running

1. Open up your terminal (Mac/Linux) or command prompt (Windows) and navigate to the master folder of the project.

e.g. cd Desktop/PyInvaders-master

2. Then, navigate to the Source folder.

e.g. cd Source

3. Next run the game by typing:

python Invaders.py

or

python3 Invaders.py

Built With

• Python
• Pygame

Authors

• John Fiedler - JFiedler23

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details