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Creating Text Adventures in Python: Learn Python in a Fun Way and Publish your Adventure on the Web
Creating Text Adventures in PythonBy Mike Gold
Discover the Magic of Coding Through StorytellingRemember the thrill of exploring dusty dungeons, solving riddles, and uncovering hidden treasures? Now imagine building those worlds yourself—step by step—while learning Python, one of today’s most beginner-friendly (and powerful) programming languages.
Creating Text Adventures in Python is your gateway into both coding and creativity. Whether you’ve never written a line of code or you’re a curious tinkerer looking for your next project, this book takes you by the hand and shows you how
Build interactive rooms, puzzles, and characters that come alive through player choices.Master core Python concepts—variables, functions, loops, and object-oriented programming—in a fun, story-driven way.Add depth with inventory systems, puzzles, and logic that make your world feel real.Save and load game progress, handle commands gracefully, and even design your own unique questBring your adventure online with modern tools like Streamlit and Gradio, so anyone can play your game right in the browser.By the end, you won’t just know Python—you’ll have a playable adventure game of your own, ready to share with friends, family, or the world.
This isn’t a dry coding manual. It’s a journey—one where you explore the history of adventure games, create a working engine from scratch, and gradually transform it into a polished, sharable experience.
✨ If you’ve ever dreamed of writing code that brings immersive, interactive stories to life, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.
Discover the Magic of Coding Through StorytellingRemember the thrill of exploring dusty dungeons, solving riddles, and uncovering hidden treasures? Now imagine building those worlds yourself—step by step—while learning Python, one of today’s most beginner-friendly (and powerful) programming languages.
Creating Text Adventures in Python is your gateway into both coding and creativity. Whether you’ve never written a line of code or you’re a curious tinkerer looking for your next project, this book takes you by the hand and shows you how
Build interactive rooms, puzzles, and characters that come alive through player choices.Master core Python concepts—variables, functions, loops, and object-oriented programming—in a fun, story-driven way.Add depth with inventory systems, puzzles, and logic that make your world feel real.Save and load game progress, handle commands gracefully, and even design your own unique questBring your adventure online with modern tools like Streamlit and Gradio, so anyone can play your game right in the browser.By the end, you won’t just know Python—you’ll have a playable adventure game of your own, ready to share with friends, family, or the world.
This isn’t a dry coding manual. It’s a journey—one where you explore the history of adventure games, create a working engine from scratch, and gradually transform it into a polished, sharable experience.
✨ If you’ve ever dreamed of writing code that brings immersive, interactive stories to life, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.
179 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2025
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About the author
Mike Gold
68 books5 followersMichael Gold was media coordinator for the defense for the Chicago Conspiracy Trial, is a former Group Editor and Director of Editorial Development at DC Comics, co-founder of First Comics, and the co-founder and director of communication National Runaway Switchboard as well as a disk jockey in Chicago in the 1970s.
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