pscreenTest_Movement.py

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#Small example demonstrating movement
import pscreen

screenWidth = 400
screenHeight = 400

#Load our screen
pscreen.LoadScreen((screenWidth, screenHeight), False, "pygame")

#Set the initial position in the middle of the screen
positionX = screenWidth / 2
positionY = screenHeight / 2

#Initialize a font
pscreen.FontSelect()

#Game loop
while True:

    #Exit out of this loop if escape is pressed
    if pscreen.KeyIsPressed("escape"):
        break
        
    #Clear the screen to black
    pscreen.ClearScreen((0, 0, 0))
    
    #Directional keys allow movement
    #Clip the movement at the borders of the window
    if pscreen.KeyIsPressed("right"):
        if positionX < screenWidth - 10:
            positionX += 1

    if pscreen.KeyIsPressed("left"):
        if positionX > 10:
            positionX -= 1

    if pscreen.KeyIsPressed("down"):
        if positionY < screenHeight - 10:
            positionY += 1

    if pscreen.KeyIsPressed("up"):
        if positionY > 10:
            positionY -= 1
        
    pscreen.FontWrite(10, 375, "Press the directional keys to move.")

    #Draw a circle
    pscreen.Circle(positionX, positionY, 10, (255, 200, 125, 255), 5)
    
    pscreen.UpdateScreen()

    
pscreen.UnloadScreen()