Designed and built for the nostalgia, the "Penny Arcade" is a core Python application that lets users play solo games like Blackjack or Hangman in a terminal or console window.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Developed Using
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
   • Install Python for Windows OS
   • Install Python for MacOS
   • Install Requests
3. Goals
4. Contributing
5. License
6. Contact
7. Acknowledgments

About The Project

Developed Using

Getting Started

To ensure success in running the application, please follow the steps below prior to attempting to run the application in the terminal, console, or IDE of your choice.

Prerequisites

• Python 3
• Requests - Python HTTP for Humans used in the consumption of APIs

Installation

Install Python for Windows OS

• Download the Python 3 Windows embeddable package and follow the setup guide to install

Install Python for MacOS

MacOS comes pre-installed with Python. You can check for the installed Python version(s) in the terminal by entering the command in a terminal window.

% python --version
Python 3.11.5

To update to the latest version:

% brew update && brew upgrade python

Install Requests

Both Windows and Mac users should be able to install the requests library directly from a terminal or console window once Python has been installed on the device or environment.

pip install requests

Alternatively, you can install using the requirements.txt file.

pip install -r requirements.txt

Goals

• Remove duplicate code and create functions in place
• Improve error handling

Contributing

While this app was developed simply for fun, please feel free to contribute new ideas and enhancements to this project.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

Contact

Eoghan - @EoghyUnscripted

Project Link: https://github.com/EoghyUnscripted/Arcade-Games-Core

Acknowledgments

• Bullwinkle - Is tú grá mo chroí agus mo chúis
• Best-README-Template - Template used for this README
• 8Ball-Api - API for Magic 8 Ball
• Open-Trivia-Database - API for Quiz Game