

Learn Programming: Python - Retro
Niema Moshiri · February 18, 2021 · Programming, Casual, Tutorial, Education, Text-Based
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Learn Programming: Python - Retro costs $2.19 in Georgia (USD), £2.49 in the United Kingdom, $2.99 in the United States, €2.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$3.89 in Canada, NZ$4.49 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$10.49 in Brazil and zł13.49 in Poland right now.
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| CA$3.89 | CA$3.89 | — | 1 | |
| NZ$4.49 | NZ$4.49 | — | 1 | |
| A$4.50 | A$4.50 | — | 1 | |
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About Learn Programming: Python - Retro
Learn Programming: Python - Retro teaches you the fundamentals of Python programming and computational thinking through interactive lessons covering variables, loops, functions, objects, and more, with embedded challenges to test your knowledge in real-time. This retro-styled educational game starts from absolute zero prerequisites and guides you through eleven chapters designed to build a solid foundation in both programming basics and Object-Oriented Programming principles.
Welcome to Learn Programming: Python! The goal of this game is to introduce beginners to the wonders of the world of Computer Science! The game has have two core components:
- Lessons: An interactive course to teach you how to think computationally, how to write programs in Pythons, and how to design classes using the principles of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
- Challenges: Multiple choice, short answer, and math problems to test your understanding of Python, computational thinking, and OOP. These challenges are embedded throughout the Lessons, so you can practice your understanding of concepts in real-time under an Active Learning framework.
This game assumes absolutely zero prerequisite background. We hope you will join us as we explore the wonders of Programming in Python!
- Game developed by Niema Moshiri
- Lesson content developed by Sabeel Mansuri
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Nuts & Bolts
- Chapter 2 - Conditionals: Ice Cream Isn't for Breakfast
- Chapter 3 - Loops: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Din...
- Chapter 4 - Data Structures: I'll Have Combo #3, Please!
- Chapter 5 - Functions: How Do I Stop Rewriting Code?
- Chapter 6 - Recursion: Give Me a Minute, I'm Getting a Call from Myself
- Chapter 7 - Objects: Python, Have a Burger
- Chapter 8 - Exceptions: You Can't Eat an Empty Bag of Chips
- Chapter 9 - File I/O: Here's a Recipe, Make Me Some Macarons
- Chapter 10 - Libraries: Hasn't Someone Done This Before?
- Chapter 11 - Epilogue: What Now?
Important Notes
The game executable is incorrectly flagged by some antivirus systems. The game, which was itself written in Python, is packaged into a single executable that contains a portable Python environment to ensure that the game will run even if Python is not installed. This packaging is being done using PyInstaller, and the issue of antivirus systems incorrectly flagging PyInstaller packages is well-known. I will be reaching out to antivirus companies about this issue, but for full transparency, here is the complete VirusTotal report:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0fd68d9f3cbb6dfc34514386cb4cb78c5465dfc194acc7346036a94a75b9d37e/detection
Also, as a gift, I have decided to release the game's source code for free! This does not include the lesson data, but it contains the actual Python code behind the game engine. I hope this practical application of Python sparks your interest in learning the language!
https://github.com/niemasd/Learn-Programming-Python-Source
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- How can I increase the font size?
- The game should be using your default Windows command prompt settings. To configure, when you start the game (which opens it in a maximized window), you should be able to right-click the bar above the window (which says "Learn Programming: Python"), click "Properties", go to the "Font" tab, and select a larger font size.
- When you're on the main menu, click on "Styles", and on the resulting "Styles" menu, you can select a different color scheme. I personally prefer "Hacker Yellow" for extended periods of time, as it is easiest on my eyes.
- I don't have any plans for adding Mac/Linux support on Steam, but I have released the source code of the game engine, which should be cross-platform compatible (assuming you have Python installed on your machine).
- The game engine behind "Learn Programming: Python - Retro" was built from scratch by the developers purely out of interest, and as such, it lacked many technical features of modern game engines
- "Learn Programming: Python - Remake" is a ground-up remake of the game using the Ren'Py game engine, which is commonly used to create visual novel games
- There were some lesson text/images that were omitted from "Learn Programming: Python - Retro" due to technical limitations of the game engine which have been readded to "Learn Programming: Python - Remake", but the lesson text is very largely the same
- The key new features in "Learn Programming: Python - Remake" are the following:
- Cleaner modern user interface (e.g. support for up to 4K resolution, nice fonts, images, ambient background music, etc.)
- Steam Achievements
- Ability to skip challenges and track progress
- Support for Steam Community Overlay
- Support for the Steam Link app
- Support for Steam Remote Play
- Because of how it was packaged, "Learn Programming: Python - Retro" had an issue with false positive antivirus flags (see the "Learn Programming: Python - Retro" Store Page FAQs for more info); this is completely fixed in "Learn Programming: Python - Remake" because of its use of Ren'Py
Learn Programming: Python - Retro — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Learn Programming: Python - Retro is a minimalist, text-driven introduction to Python fundamentals that aims to teach absolute beginners through a distraction-free, retro terminal interface. Players are divided on its effectiveness, with some finding it a decent starting point for learning Python basics, while others report the material is hard to follow and unclear. The consensus suggests trying the newer remake instead, which improves the interface and readability with minimal content changes, making it a better choice for most learners.
If you want this eBook, go buy the remake instead. For the remake they have improved the interface, the text is easier to read, and they have added small improvements to the text itself in a few places. Otherwise, the two programs are identical. Basically, this program is version 0.9 and the remake is version 1.0.1 found this helpful
Learn Programming: Python - Retro is a deliberately minimalist and text-driven educational title that approaches programming instruction from a retro, terminal-inspired angle. Developed and published by Niema Moshiri, the game is less concerned with gamification in the traditional sense and more focused on presenting Python fundamentals in a structured, readable, and distraction-free format. It positions itself as an interactive course rather than a playful coding sandbox, aiming to guide absolute beginners through core programming concepts using clarity, repetition, and incremental challenge. The experience is built around a sequence of lessons that start from the ground up, assuming no prior programming knowledge. Early sections focus on computational thinking, basic syntax, variables, and control flow, before gradually expanding into loops, functions, data structures, error handling, recursion, object-oriented programming, file input and output, and the use of libraries. Each topic is introduced through concise textual explanations that resemble a guided tutorial more than a lecture, with examples embedded directly into the flow of instruction. The pacing is steady and logical,…1 found this helpful
A decent start to learning Python overall
im a lost cause dude
[h1] Warning: Potential Virus Detected [/h1] I ran the game.exe file on virustotal.com and discovered that it contains virus. The file has been flagged by 15 security vendors as malicious and categorized as a trojan. Even the virus report provided in the Important Notes section confirms the presence of multiple viruses within the file. You can verify this by yourself. For further reference, here's the link to my virustotal report: [url=https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/46849ccd3ef80c28223475efd2e5a5655578664c18828324c6df9f7d4d39e6d8]https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/46849ccd3ef80c28223475efd2e5a5655578664c18828324c6df9f7d4d39e6d8[/url] I hope Steam takes action and removes this product from the store soon.
Not recommended. Hard to follow
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