PySol
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 PySol Fan Club Edition displaying a deal of Black Hole | |
| Developer(s) | Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer |
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| Initial release | 1998 (Continued after 2004[1] as PySolFC[2]) |
| Stable release | 2.8.0
/ March 6, 2020[3] |
| Written in | Python and Tk |
| Engine | |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Computer game |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
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PySol is an open-source (GPL) and platform independent computer game that incorporates around 1,000 solitaire games, including card games and other types of single-player games.[4] The game achieved broad usage in the open-source gaming domain and was ported to other platforms, including Windows, Mac and the OpenPandora gaming handheld.[5]
History[edit]
PySol was originated by Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer in 1998.[6] It is written in the Python programming language,[7] and it uses the Tk GUI toolkit. While development of the original PySol officially ceased in 2004,[1] several forks, including PySolitaire, UltraSol, FlowerSol, and PySol Fan Club Edition (also known as PySolFC) continue to be developed by the game's community.
Supported games[edit]
PySol and its variants contain hundreds of games,[2] therefore the games are classified according to several criteria for better usability. The following game classes are supported by PySol: Baker's Dozen, Beleaguered Castle, Canfield, Fan, Forty Thieves, FreeCell, Golf, Gypsy, Klondike, Montana, Napoleon, Numerica, Spider, Terrace, Yukon.[8] One can add custom variations of solitaire to the application, each of which is coded and stored in a single file.[9]
Features[edit]
PySol features a hint system, multiple undo/redo, bookmarks and a demo mode showing how to play each game. Also, loss/win statistics are taken for every player and there are several assist play and automatic play options. If a sound server is installed, it also supports sound effects and background music.[10]
Reception and usage[edit]
PySolFC was noted by several news outlets positively as a "tremendous collection of Solitaire games, going well beyond the usual mix"[11][8] and was downloaded from Sourceforge alone 350,000 times between 2006 and April 2020.[12] PySolFC is also included in many Linux distributions like Ubuntu,[13] Fedora,[14] OpenSuse,[15] Debian,[16] and also ported to other platforms such as Microsoft Windows[11], Mac,[17] or the OpenPandora gaming handheld.[5]
In December 2000 CNN placed PySol among the "Top 10 Linux games for the holidays".[18] PySol received in 2003 The Linux Game Tome's Best Free Cards/Board/Gambling Game award.[19]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oberhumer, Markus. "Pysol Solitaire Home Page". Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PySolFC Home Page". sourceforge.net.
- ↑ "pysolfc-2.8.0". github.com. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ "PySolFC - List of solitaire games". sourceforge.net.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 pysolfc.jr on repo.openpandora.org
- ↑ Pysol game on archive.org
- ↑ skomoroh. "PySolFC". SourceForge.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Scott M. Morris (27 Sep 2005). "PySol: More Solitaire Than You Can Shake a Stick At". Novell Cool Solutions. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ Ciccarelli, Drew; MacGregor, Ian; Redding, Simon (March 1, 2019). "Solitaire Overview". Generating Solitaire Games (Thesis). Worcester Polytechnic Institute. pp. 5–6. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Debian -- Details of package pysol in lenny". debian.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ian Harac (23 March 2009). "Editorial Review of PySol Fan Club Edition (PySolFC)". PC World. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ Pysolfc - stats on Sourceforge.net (April 2020)
- ↑ pysolfc on apps.ubuntu.com/
- ↑ PySolFC on apps.fedoraproject.org
- ↑ pysol on software.opensuse.org
- ↑ pysol on packages.debian.org
- ↑ pysol on macupdate.com
- ↑ Top 10 Linux games for the holidays by Lee Anderson on cnn.com (December 20, 2000, archived)
- ↑ "Linux Game Tome Awards". happypenguin.org. 2003-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2008-04-01. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to PySol. |
- PySolFC (PySol Fan Club Edition) Homepage
- Original PySol Homepage
- Official GitHub repository of PySolFC
- Scott M. Morris (27 Sep 2005). "PySol: More Solitaire Than You Can Shake a Stick At". Novell Cool Solutions. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- Ian Harac. "Editorial Review of PySol Fan Club Edition (PySolFC)". PC World. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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