Mazes in Python: Build and Visualize (Recap)

So far, you’ve successfully built your maze using an object-oriented approach, and you’ve visualized it using scalable vector graphics (SVG). You’ve written a lot of code and should feel a sense of accomplishment!

In the first half of the course, you’ve learned how to:

Use an object-oriented approach to represent the maze in memory
Visualize the maze and its solution using scalable vector graphics (SVG)

In the second half of the course, you’ll define a specialized binary file format to store the maze on disk, transform the maze into a traversable weighted graph, and use graph search algorithms in the NetworkX library to find the solution.

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00:00 Summary. Well done. You’ve completed the first part of this two-part course. You’ve started the maze solver project, first by looking at what’s needed for a maze solver.

00:13 You’ve then looked at the first two important elements of the project: firstly, representing the maze using objects, and then how to visualize the maze.

00:22 You’ve created the foundations for the project and built out two of the major elements that are needed. You’ve written a significant amount of code and should feel a sense of accomplishment if you’ve got this far. In this part of the course, you’ve learned how to approach a problem by defining appropriate constraints, use an object-oriented approach to represent the maze in memory, visualize each block of the maze using scalable vector graphics, and visualize the entire maze and its solution.

00:54 In the second part of the course, you’ll complete the project by creating a binary storage format for mazes and look at solving them using NetworkX.

01:05 We hope you found this first installment of the course useful, and we’ll see you again soon at realpython.com for the second part.

tschwa24 on July 8, 2023

This was a very nice intro to SVG and a good refresher/practice session for OO. When can we expect to see Part 2?

Darren Jones RP Team on July 11, 2023

Thank you! Part 2 is released today, so hopefully you’ll find it as useful!

tschwa24 on July 11, 2023

Great! Looking forward to it!

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