Core Packages
=============

We have developed a number of packages which serve as objects-to-think-with
for specific computational concepts.

Banjo
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`django-banjo <https://docs.makingwithcode.org/django-banjo>`_ is a lightweight
abstraction over Django, introducing students to web applications.

Easybits
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`easybits <https://docs.makingwithcode.org/easybits>`_ exposes the bit representations
of booleans, integers, and text--easy to do in lower-level languages, a bit trickier
in Python.

Retro games
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`Retro <https://docs.makingwithcode.org/retro-games>`_ is a framework for
creating Terminal-based games, intended for
use by students learning the basics of Object-Oriented Programming.

Retro gamer
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`Retro gamer <https://docs.makingwithcode.org/retro-gamer>`_
is a Python package for training reinforcement learning agents
to play games implemented with the retro-games framework.

Superturtle
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`Superturtle <https://docs.makingwithcode.org/superturtle>`_ provides
extensions to Python's `turtle` library for saving turtle drawings,
context managers for styles and affine transformations,
creating animations, and more.

Wordflow
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`wordflow <https://docs.makingwithcode.org/wordflow>`_
provides several simplified command-line utilities designed to be
composed with UNIX pipes.