Conway's Game of Life in Python

This is an implementation of Conway's Game of Life in Python using the Pygame library.

Requirements

• Python 3
• Pygame: pip install pygame

Will not work in a headless environment.

Usage

python gameoflife.py

To run an example: python gameoflife.py --file examples/EXAMPLE.txt

Controls:

• Run the simulation: space
• Add cell: left click
• Remove cell: right click
• Decrease simulation speed: left bracket "["
• Increase simulation speed: right bracket "]"
• Next frame: N
  • Runs simulation for one frame, when paused
• Clear all cells: C
• Randomize cells: R
• Quick save: S
• Quick load: L
• Export to file: E
  • Saves as export.txt, rename this or move it to prevent overwriting
• Toggle gridlines: G
• Quit: Q

Command-Line Parameters

Optional parameters are available on the command line:

• Help and information about parameters: -h, --help
• Set the scale, the amount of pixels to equal one cell; will impact performance: --scale N
• Set the width and height based on the number of pixels: --window WIDTHxHEIGHT
• Set the width and height based on the number of cells you want: --size XCELLSxYCELLS
• Set the framerate limit: --framerate N
• Remove the framerate limit --unlimited_framerate
• Load an exported cell file: --file FILE.txt