Connect 4 in PyQt5 by Michele Del Zoppo

Got as an assignment for a job interview, and trying to have some fun with the tools and skills I know, this project was completed in ~10h of work.
Using PyQt5 to setup GUI, batch and bash files to run pyinstaller on both Windows and Linux.
Managing enviroment thru conda, all libraries are from open source channels [conda-forge]
Miniforge3 is recommended, but not essential for building this application.
Icons where downloaded from the free tier of icons8.com.

How to setup environment:

1. Create Enviroment:

conda env create --file connect_env.yml

2. Activate it

conda activate connect_env

3. Install package

pip install -e .

3. Run it

python __main__.py or un debug in VsCode as setup in .vscode folder

DEBUG:

• For Debug this app could setup a debug mode in VsCode like I did, check the .vscode folder for the setup (should work on all machines [not tested on LINUX OS]).

• For more details on how to setup please check DEBUG in VsCode

Packaging and usage:

• Pack it by running installer.bat, or simply copy paste the command stored in it in any terminal with working directory set for main repo folder.

• PLAY IT! The .exe from pyinstaller contains all needed pieces to play this game as is.

Contacts:

If you want to contact me for questions or simply commenting or using this code for your own feel free to reach out thru GIT

GIT integration:

To be able to use Git on your local check the tutorial.

Idea for future development:

• Improve GUI to be looking more like a real Connect 4 board

• Improve the error handling after longer testing, I was not really pushing to have something perfect, just needed to complete the assignment and have fun with it showcasing some of my coding skills.