The Python Arcade Library

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Example Code

• How-To Example Code
• Python Discord GameJam 2020
• Games Made With Arcade

Tutorials

• Simple Platformer
• Pymunk Platformer
• Using Views for Start/End Screens
• Solitaire Tutorial
• Lights Tutorial
• Bundling a Game with PyInstaller
• Compiling a Game with Nuitka
• Working With FrameBuffer Objects
• Shader Tutorials
• Making a Menu with Arcade’s GUI

Programming Guide

• Installation Instructions
• Get Started Here
• How to Get Help
• Directory Structure
• Edge Artifacts
• How to Submit Changes
• How to Contribute
• How to Build
• Logging
• Release Checklist
• Pygame Comparison
• Headless Arcade
• Vertical Synchronization
• Textures
• Texture Atlas
• OpenGL Notes
• GUI
• Arcade Performance Information
• Sections
• Arcade Programming Guide Index

API Docs

• Quick API Index
• Arcade Package API
• Built-In Resources

Source Code

• GitHub
• Release Notes
• License

Social

• Discord (most active spot)

• Reddit /r/pythonarcade

• Twitter @ArcadeLibrary

• Instagram @PythonArcadeLibrary

• Facebook @ArcadeLibrary

• Diverse Coders

Learning Resources

• Book - Learn to program with Arcade

• Peer To Peer Gaming With Arcade and Python Banyan

• US PyCon 2022 Talk

• US PyCon 2019 Tutorial

• Aus PyCon 2018 Multiplayer Games

• US PyCon 2018 Talk

Quick Arcade Library Introduction Video

Arcade is an easy-to-learn Python library for creating 2D video games. It is ideal for people learning to program, or developers that want to code a 2D game without learning a complex framework.