The Python Arcade Library#

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Example Code All Example Code Sprites Examples Shooting Examples Platformer Examples	Installation Windows Mac Linux Install From Source
Tutorials Simple Platformer Platformer with Pymunk Physics Using Views for Menus, Game Over Screens Solitaire Card Game Lights Ray-casting Shadows GUI	Social Discord (most active spot) Reddit /r/pythonarcade Twitter @ArcadeLibrary Instagram @PythonArcadeLibrary Facebook @ArcadeLibrary Statement on Diversity
Games Example Games GameJam 2020 Games Distribute Games Bundling a game with PyInstaller Compiling a game with Nuitka	API Quick API Index Full Arcade API Docs GUI Colors \| CSS Colors Window Class Sprite \| SpriteList Resources - Default Images
Source Code GitHub Release Notes Enhancement List Release Check-List	Other Gaming Libraries Arcade vs. Pygame Comparison
Learn Book: Learn to Program with Arcade Fixing Edge Artifacts Peer To Peer Gaming With Arcade and Python Banyan US PyCon 2019 Tutorial Aus PyCon 2018 Multiplayer Games US PyCon 2018 Talk	Performance Performance Tips Arcade vs. Pygame Related Libraries Arcade-ImGui Arcade-Curtains

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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.

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