Real Python.
In the browser.
Zero setup.

Students write and run Python, Pygame, and Pygame Zero straight from any browser. Teachers build courses, set assignments, and give feedback right on the code.

No install · works on school Chromebooks · real Python, not a toy

breakout.py pygame zero

real Python, running in your browser Run it yourself

Built for the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum

Python, Pygame and Pygame Zero courses mapped to the Year 10 Computer Science strand and Year 11 Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko — computational thinking, programming and data representation, lesson by lesson.

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One editor. Three ways to code.

Real Python — no installs, no server — from a first print() to a finished game.

tictactoe.py

while winner(board) is None:
    board[you()] = "X"
    board[minimax(board)] = "O"  # never loses

X │ O │ XO │ O │ XX │ O │ O

Python

Full CPython in the browser via Pyodide — the language your students meet at NCEA, running instantly on a Chromebook.

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Pygame

Real 2D games and graphics with pygame-ce — your own game loop, every frame drawn client-side.

Make a game →

Pygame Zero

The boilerplate stripped away — a first-timer builds a working game in minutes, not weeks.

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The whole classroom, not just the code editor

One place for the course, the work, and the feedback: students work through activities that check themselves, and you can see who’s stuck and reply right on their code — without leaving the browser tab.

A Year 10 Python course open in the browser: the full activity list on the left, and a worked example of an if statement being stepped through on the right — A real run through the Year 10 course — every frame is the product, not a mock-up. No sound.

Ready when your class is.

Free to start — everything runs in the browser, so there’s no server to pay for. Set up your first course in minutes.

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Real Python.In the browser.Zero setup.