I’ve been playing with Python this weekend. Currently I’m rebuilding “Clink” in Python instead of finishing it in Flash (It really needs AS 3.0 to do properly, and I only have access to 2.0).
The book I am reading (Game Programming: The L Line, The Express Line to Learning
Step 1: Download & Install wxPython (NOT wxWidgets!!!!)
The book states that you should download and install wxWidgets. It turns out, you need wxPython instead, which you can get here:
http://www.wxpython.org/download.php
Scroll down and get the version that matches your version of Python. Just double click the downloaded file, and it basically installs itself. I won’t give you any advice on what boxes to check at the end of the install, because I don’t remember what they said, and to be honest, I arbitrarily made my choices having no clue as to why I was choosing what I chose (I unchecked the top one, and left the bottom two checked).
Step 2: Download and Install SPE
Go to http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4161
Get this file: SPE-0.8.4.c-wx2.6.1.0-no_setup.zip
Unzip it to somewhere you will remember (I put mine in Program Files) but don’t rename the folder anything other than “_spe”.
Go inside the _spe directory you just created and double click SPE.py
At this point your shiny new Python IDE should start up. If not, sorry… I don’t know why it didn’t work. Make a shortcut to the editor on your desktop for easy opening (or start menu, or quicklaunch toolbar).
Have fun!
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You only need to install wxpython, wxwidgets is not required.
Great, thanks for the heads up Stani! I’ve edited the post to reflect this…
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Yes, you are correct. I’ve made that correction for the next edition, but the book has not sold as well as my other works, so I don’t know when the new version will be available. Please do let me know if you find any other issues.
I enjoy your blog…
-Andy (Author – Game Programming L Line)
Andy, thanks for the kind remarks!
I’ll be sure to let you know if I see anything else like this.
I look forward to picking up the updated copy whenever it does come out…
Cant get SPE running on windows xp
all I want is an editor to use while learning python (I know there is IDLE, but I hear people generally use something more complete like SPE, so Im just starting off that way).
so installing and getting it to run…Some trick? I let python and spe go where they wanted to. I did not mess with it.
First, I downloaded python:
Python 2.6.2 Windows installer (Windows binary — does not include source)
From: http://www.python.org/download/
Then I (finally) found SPE for windows. I say ‘finally’ because the download link is in a really sucky place; way down on the right side where most people expect to find ads. It SHOULD be right at the top.
Download Archive
where I found and downloaded:
SPE-0.8.3.c-wx2.6.1.0-py24.exe 1293196 111475 i386 .exe (32-bit Windows)
After finding some sort of help (here) I had to do a search for a _spe directory, where I double clicked SPE.py…….AND NOTHING HAPPENED.
Help.
~david
Thanks a lot.You have no idea how much this blog helped me.
have you posted any other useful blogs like this?
This is rad. Great work!
Thnx fr d tutorial ….
phew !!! finally gt spe wrkin ..
can anyone give me free pdf version of this book…i cant find it here in albania ?
Don’t forget to mention the need to first install python… at this point in time, not v3.
Troy.
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SPE wont start up… when i double click it it stars a sort of initialization process and then does nothing plz help…
Thank you Christopher for your little helpfully guide. I had also the effect, that SPE would not start. So i opened the console, move into the SPE-directory and typed the following command:
python SPE.py --debug > debug.txt 2>&1Then i opened the debug.txt and could read:
SPE path error: the folder of SPE.py should be called '_spe'!(Maybe you renamed it to 'spe', please rename it back to '_spe'.)
So i rename the folder back to _spe and SPE runs.