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PhilippTheProgrammer5 years ago

Sorry, but I couldn't get it to run. Can you maybe add some detailed instructions how to run it for people who have never worked with Python before?

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Dave221535 years ago

As I said in the game description, this is a Python file, so you will need python installed.  You can download the version for your OS here: https://www.python.org/downloads/.  Make sure you download version 3.x (the latest is 3.7), as it will not work with version 2.x (sorry).

Extract the minesimulator.zip file attached to the game into a folder. Make sure all three included files are present.

  • From the command line navigate to this folder and run  `python minesimulator.py`.
  • Without any command line, you open IDLE (preinstalled with python). Use File->Open (Ctrl + O hotkey) and choose minesimulator.py you extracted. Then in the new window, Run -> Run Module (F5 hotkey).

I have not used any external libraries so you should definitely be OK to run it as long as you have a normal installation of Python.

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PhilippTheProgrammer5 years ago (5 edits)

I tried to run it in the command line and got an error message:

C:\Users\Philipp\Desktop\minesimulator>python minesimulator.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "minesimulator.py", line 62, in <module>
    from tkinter import Tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter'
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Dave221535 years ago (1 edit)

You are using Python 2.x. 

In this version the tkinter module is called Tkinter (note the capital T). You can either download version 3.x, or rewrite in the files where you see tkinter to Tkinter. 

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PhilippTheProgrammer5 years ago

If I enter "python --version" (in the same directory) it says " Python 3.7.4". Running a Search&Replace over all 3 files to change "tkinter" to "Tkinter" did not help either. Same error message, but now it complains about Tkinter not found with a capital T:


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Dave221535 years ago

Hmmmm... 

The tkinter module is part of the standard Python library so it is extremely usual that you do not have it (neither tkinter nor Tkinter). You may have renamed the tkinter file. The only think I can think of then is to reinstall Python.

I'm sorry you weren't able to play the game without troubles. I'll make sure to pack my game into a directly executable file next time.

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PhilippTheProgrammer5 years ago(+1)

I solved it: When I installed Python I selected the option to only install py launcher and not IDLE. For some reason, tkinter is only bundled with the development environment.

I might post a comment about the game itself later.

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