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Python with Parzival
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Preface
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Announcing the Quest: Your First Steps in Python
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The Language of Chivalry: Mastering Escape Characters
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Parzival’s Identity: The Magic of Variables
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The Power of Input: Interacting with the User
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Debugging Basics: Unraveling the Mysteries of Code
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Python Data Types: Strings and Numeric Types
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Arithmetic Operators: The Magic of Mathematical Operations
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String Wizardry: Mastering F-Strings
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The Grail Castle Test: Mastering ‘If’ Statements
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The Grail Castle Test: Mastering ‘Elif’ and ‘Else’ Statements
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The Grail Castle’s Labyrinth: Mastering Nested Conditional Statements
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Python Lists: Creating Your Inventory
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Python Lists: Modifying Your Inventory
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Python Lists: The Art of Slicing
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Python Tuples: Immutable Treasures
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The Magic of Merlin: Importing Libraries - The Random Library
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The Magic of Merlin: Built-in Math Operations and the Math Library
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The Round Table: Basic Sorting in Python
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Decoding Ancient Texts: String Methods (Part 1)
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Decoding Ancient Texts: String Methods (Part 2)
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Decoding Ancient Texts: The Art of Error Handling
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The Try/Except Structure: Catching Errors
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For Loops: Parzival’s Repetitive Quests
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While Loops: Parzival’s Persistent Quests
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Nested Loops: Parzival’s Complex Quests
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Advanced Debugging: Mastering the Art of Code Divination
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Python Functions: Knightly Skills
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Python Functions: The Power of Parameters
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Python Functions: Mastering Return Values
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Python Functions: Understanding Variable Scope
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The Grail’s Secrets: Creating and Accessing Dictionaries
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The Grail’s Secrets: Adding and Changing Dictionary Items
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The Grail’s Secrets: Removing Items from Dictionaries
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The Grail’s Secrets: Dictionary Methods and the ‘in’ Operator
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Why Do We Need Classes? A Tale of Adventure and Code
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Character Classes: Creating Your Own Types
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Character Actions: Adding Behaviors with Methods
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Class Inheritance: Creating Character Specializations
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Advanced Class Concepts: The Deeper Mysteries
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The Beginning of Your Game Development Quest
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Mapping Your Game World: Colors and Coordinates
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The Artist’s Tools: Drawing Primitives and Shapes
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The Power of Imagery: Loading and Using Sprites
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Mastering the Image Bank: Organizing Your Game’s Visual Assets
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Bringing Your World to Life: Basic Sprite Movement
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Mastering Player Input: Keyboard, Mouse, and Gamepad
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The Art of Collision Detection: Making Your Game Interactive
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Bringing Sprites to Life: Animations and Flipping
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Pyxel Commands Cheatsheet (Lessons 15a-15f)
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Python with Parzival
Author
Mr. Armstrong
Published
July 18, 2025
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