Python-Planet-Simulation

A simulation of planets and their orbits around the sun in Python.

Installation

1. Install Python from here
2. Install Git from here
3. Open cmd.exe/shell and cd to the directory you wanna install the program
4. Type git clone https://github.com/Oakchris1955/PyGame-Planet-Simulation
5. cd to the directory created by typing cd PyGame-Planet-Simulation
6. Type pip3 install -r requirements.txt for Windows or python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt to install the prerequisites
7. That's it. Now all you have to do is run main.py

What is this?

This is a fork of techwithtim's repository about Making a Planet Simulation with Python. It adds some extra features.

What extras does it have?

1. Click a planet to select it
2. Planet are viewed on their actual size
3. You can drag the screen...
4. ...and you can zoom in and out too
5. To reduce lag, only some recent parts of the orbit are drawn, while the other fade away. This reduces lag by a lot
6. And more features are expected to come