https://github.com/mthaler/alien-invasion

Alien invasion game from Python Crash Course book
https://github.com/mthaler/alien-invasion

pygame python python-3 python-crash-course-book

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Alien invasion game from Python Crash Course book

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mthaler/alien-invasion
• Owner: mthaler
• Created: 2021-03-23T08:53:00.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-04-03T13:03:42.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-09T15:57:43.292Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: pygame, python, python-3, python-crash-course-book
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 215 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# alien-invasion

Alien Invasion game from Python Crash Course book

![alt text](screenshots/alien_invasion.jpg "Alien Invasion")

## Add Pygame package when using PyCharm

The Alien Invasion game requires the Pygame package to be installed.

If it is missing, PyCharm will show the following error:

![alt text](screenshots/missing_pygame_package.jpg "Missing Pygame package")

To add the package for the Alien Invasion game, move the cursor to *import pygame* and press *Alt-enter*. The following popup menu should be shown:

![alt text](screenshots/install_pygame_package.jpg "Install Pygame package")

To install the Pygame package, select *Install package pygame*. This only works when using a correctly configured virtual environment.

## Installing Pygame

To install Pygame for the current user, enter the following command at a terminal prompt:

```

$ python -m pip install --user pygame

```

To install Pygame globally on Debian based systems, do:

```

# apt-get install python3-pygame

```

# Quitting the game

The alien invasion game will start in fullscreen mode. To exit the game, type 'q'