The Art of Doing: Python Network Applications with Sockets!

Create an online multiplayer game, AOL style chat room, and more! Learn the socket, threading, json, Pygame modules!

Created by: Michael Eramo
Educator, Master Teacher, Self-Taught Programmer

What Will I Learn?

• Networking Fundaments such as IP and port addresses, IPV4, TCP, and UDP protocols.
• How to set up your own home network with static IP addresses and port forwarding so anyone can connect to your programs over the internet.
• How to use the socket module to create a basic two way chat in the terminal.
• How to use the threading module to create a basic chat room in the terminal.
• How to use tkinter module to make a GUI chat room like the old AOL chat rooms.
• How to use the Json module to create an advanced GUI chat room with and admin window.
• How to use the Pygame module to make your own online multiplayer game.

Requirements

• Students should have a working knowledge of Python and fundamental programming principles
• Students should be comfortable with functional programming and object oriented programming as the course will utilize both towards the second half.
• Familiarity with various python modules will be beneficial but I will take the time to teach what you need to know to build the programs in this course.

Target audience

• I would consider this to be an intermediate course for those who have a firm understanding of python basics and are looking for ways to create new and exciting projects using various python modules.
• Anyone who is interested in learning how to write programs that can work over a network and communicate with one another.
• Anyone who likes online multiplayer GAMES!!!