I made this code to put different keys to move the player in the same 4 directions.
Initializing player’s methods and attributes
We are going to use this class for the player position and positioning
# starting position of the player
class Player:
def __init__(self):
self.x = 100
self.y = 100
self.pos = self.x, self.y
self.left = 0
self.right = 0
self.up = 0
self.down = 0
self.image = pygame.Surface((20, 20))
self.image.fill((255, 0, 0))
def stop(self):
''' called when you key up and stops the player '''
self.left, self.right, self.up, self.down = 0, 0, 0, 0
player = Player()
So, the player object has coordinates, direction and image (surface) that is just a red rectangle.
What key are you pressing?
This returns left, right, up or down depending on the key you press (directions or awsd)
The whole code
import pygame
pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((600, 400)) # window
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
# PLAYER
# starting position of the player
class Player:
def __init__(self):
self.x = 100
self.y = 100
self.pos = self.x, self.y
self.left = 0
self.right = 0
self.up = 0
self.down = 0
self.image = pygame.Surface((20, 20))
self.image.fill((255, 0, 0))
def stop(self):
''' called when you key up and stops the player '''
self.left, self.right, self.up, self.down = 0, 0, 0, 0
player = Player()
# Indicates where the player is directed
def get_key(event):
''' checks which key you pressed '''
if event.key == pygame.K_LEFT or event.key == pygame.K_a:
return "left"
elif event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT or event.key == pygame.K_d:
return "right"
elif event.key == pygame.K_UP or event.key == pygame.K_w:
return "up"
elif event.key == pygame.K_DOWN or event.key == pygame.K_s:
return "down"
while True:
if player.left:
player.x -= 1
elif player.right:
player.x += 1
elif player.up:
player.y -= 1
elif player.down:
player.y += 1
screen.fill(0)
if pygame.event.get(pygame.QUIT):
break
# Movements... if press arrow keys...
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
if get_key(event) == "left":
player.left = 1
player.right = 0
elif get_key(event) == "right":
player.right = 1
player.left = 0
elif get_key(event) == "up":
player.up = 1
player.down = 0
elif get_key(event) == "down":
player.down = 1
player.up = 0
elif event.type == pygame.KEYUP:
player.stop()
screen.blit(player.image , (player.x, player.y))
clock.tick(60)
pygame.display.update()
pygame.quit()
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