Python-Planet-Simulation

A simulation of planets and their orbits around the sun in Python.

Installation

Install Python from here
Install Git from here
Open cmd.exe/shell and cd to the directory you wanna install the program
Type git clone https://github.com/Oakchris1955/PyGame-Planet-Simulation
cd to the directory created by typing cd PyGame-Planet-Simulation
Type pip3 install -r requirements.txt for Windows or python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt to install the prerequisites
That's it. Now all you have to do is run main.py

What is this?

This is a fork of techwithtim's repository about Making a Planet Simulation with Python. It adds some extra features.

What extras does it have?

Click a planet to select it
Planet are viewed on their actual size
You can drag the screen...
...and you can zoom in and out too
To reduce lag, only some recent parts of the orbit are drawn, while the other fade away. This reduces lag by a lot
And more features are expected to come