Al Swiger is back on Talk Python. This time we're inventing our own computer games. Has anyone

ever asked you for a resource to get started on how to learn programming or how to learn Python?

Well, one excellent and fun option is Al's book, just updated, called Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python.

And we'll be digging into it this episode.

It's Talk Python to Me, episode 106, recorded March 20th, 2017.

I'm a first developer in many senses of the word, because I make these applications, but I also use these verbs to make this music.

I constructed line by line, just like when I'm coding another software design.

In both cases, it's about design patterns.

Anyone can get the job done.

It's the execution that matters.

I have many interests.

Sometimes it can flex.

Welcome to Talk Python to Me, a weekly podcast on Python, the language, the libraries, the ecosystem, and the personalities.

This is your host, Michael Kennedy. Follow me on Twitter where I'm at M. Kennedy.

Keep up with the show and listen to past episodes at talk python.fm and follow the show on Twitter via at Talk Python.

This episode is brought to you by Intel and GetStream.

Be sure to check out what they're offering during each of their segments.

It helps support the show.

Hey, everyone.

Before we get to Al, I want to share three pieces of news with you.

First two, I've launched two new courses this week.

The first one, I partnered with Dan Bader, and it's called Managing Python Dependencies.

...