The Google Summer of Code is an annual program first held during the summer of 2005. It’s a program that helps student developers to create new open source programs.

The goal of this program is to get university students familiar with open-source software development by working on a summer-long coding project. Participants not only have an opportunity to work on a challenging project, but also receive a stipend of $4500!

iDevGames, one of the most renowned Mac game development company, announced the 3D Game Development Contest. Its a good opportunity for Python game developers to participate and compete with other game developers. Developers skills will be tested for creating 3D unique games in just 30 days!

Python is already being used by professional game developers in a number of popular commercial games, including the award winning Star Trek Bridge Commander , Freedom Force. Still C and C++ are the favorite languages for game development. lets see the advantages of Python, how Python can reduce your development time and improve your technical designs.