Byte of Python

Before diving into the Acron Hello World tutorial, this section covers the Python patterns you will encounter throughout Acron development. Every concept is shown in a game-dev context so the connection to real game code is immediate.

If you are already comfortable with Python classes, inheritance, and imports, feel free to skip ahead to the tutorial. Otherwise, work through these pages in order — they build on each other and are intentionally short.

• Variables and Types
  • Variables
  • Numbers
  • Strings
  • Booleans
  • None
  • Type Conversion
• Collections
  • Lists
  • Dictionaries
  • Tuples
• Control Flow
  • Boolean Expressions
  • Conditionals
  • for Loops
  • while Loops
  • Loop Patterns
  • The Game Loop
• Functions
  • Built-in Functions
  • Defining New Functions
  • Parameters and Arguments
  • Fruitful and Void Functions
  • Flow of Execution
  • Scope
  • Why Functions?
• Classes and Objects
  • Defining a Class
  • Creating and Using Objects
  • Object Lifecycle
  • Many Instances
  • Inheritance
  • This Is Exactly How Acron Works
• Modules and Imports
  • Basic Import
  • From Import
  • Importing from Packages
  • The random Module
  • Your Own Modules
• What’s Next