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Pygame Animated background freezing

I was working on making a animated background for my game. So I have the frames for it there are 174 ans store them in a list in a class. when I run the animate function in the class it only displays one image then dosnt do anything. I figured it is because of the for loop that is putting the images on the screen. How can I improve this so it can work properly?
basePath = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])+"\\"
pygame.init()
#setting fps lock for game and startign clock (Both are needed for fps)
fps = 30
fClock = pygame.time.Clock()
#Setting up pygame display size and window
res = pygame.display.Info()
tv = pygame.display.set_mode((res.current_w, res.current_h), pygame.SCALED)
class Background:
def __init__(self):
self.imFrames = os.listdir(basePath+"Background Frames/")
self.nTime = 0
def animate(self):
index = 0
tNow = pygame.time.get_ticks()
if (tNow > self.nTime):
fDelay = 0.1
self.nTime = tNow + fDelay
index += 1
if index >= len(self.imFrames):
index = 0
for item in self.imFrames:
tv.blit(pygame.image.load(basePath+"Background Frames/"+item).convert_alpha(), (0,0))
back = Background()
go = True
while go:
#event checks
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == QUIT:
go = False
elif event.type == KEYDOWN:
if event.key == K_ESCAPE:
go = False
back.animate()
pygame.display.update()
fClock.tick(fps)
#Closing pygame and closing all functions
pygame.quit()
sys.exit()

Never implement a loop that tires to animate something in the application loop. This stops the application loop and the game becomes unresponsive. You need to load all the image int the constructor and loop through the images while the application loop is running.
Beside that, pygame.image.load is a very expensive operation. It needs to read this image file from the device and decode the image file. Never call pygame.image.load when the application loop is running, always load the images before the application for good performance.
Further note that pygame.time.get_ticks() returns the time in milliseconds, not seconds. 0.1 seconds is 100 milliseconds.
class Background:
def __init__(self):
self.imFrames = os.listdir(basePath+"Background Frames/")
self.images = []
for item in self.imFrames:
image = pygame.image.load(basePath+"Background Frames/"+item).convert_alpha()
self.images.appned(image)
self.image = self.images[0]
self.nTime = pygame.time.get_ticks()
self.index = 0
def animate(self):
tNow = pygame.time.get_ticks()
if tNow > self.nTime:
fDelay = 100
self.nTime = tNow + fDelay
self.index += 1
if self.index >= len(self.images):
self.index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.index]
tv.blit(self.image, (0,0))

You need to make a python list of all the images (a for-loop that appends pygame.image.load(basePath +"Background Frames"/item).convert_alpha() to the list would suffice), which is what I had mistakenly thought self.ImFrames was and instead of making a for-loop to run the animations, utilize the game-loop to your advantage and have the function which draws, increment the value every iteration of the game-loop (or you could do it externally which is how I did it):
def animate(self, index): # new param to avoid using global
tNow = pygame.time.get_ticks()
if (tNow > self.nTime):
fDelay = 0.1
self.nTime = tNow + fDelay
if index >= len(self.images):
index = 0
tv.blit(self.images[index])
index = 0
while go:
# code
# if animating, do this
index += 1
# code

How to make a smooth animation while loading the image without freezing the window? [duplicate]

I've been searching for some good tutorial about making simple sprite animation from few images in Python using Pygame. I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
My question is simple: how to make an animated sprite from few images (for an example: making few images of explosion with dimensions 20x20px to be as one but animated)
Any good ideas?

There are two types of animation: frame-dependent and time-dependent. Both work in similar fashion.
Before the main loop
Load all images into a list.
Create three variable:
index, that keeps track on the current index of the image list.
current_time or current_frame that keeps track on the current time or current frame since last the index switched.
animation_time or animation_frames that define how many seconds or frames should pass before switching image.
During the main loop
Increment current_time by the amount of seconds that has passed since we last incremented it, or increment current_frame by 1.
Check if current_time >= animation_time or current_frame >= animation_frame. If true continue with 3-5.
Reset the current_time = 0 or current_frame = 0.
Increment the index, unless if it'll be equal or greater than the amount of images. In that case, reset index = 0.
Change the sprite's image accordingly.
A full working example
import os
import pygame
pygame.init()
SIZE = WIDTH, HEIGHT = 720, 480
BACKGROUND_COLOR = pygame.Color('black')
FPS = 60
screen = pygame.display.set_mode(SIZE)
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
def load_images(path):
"""
Loads all images in directory. The directory must only contain images.
Args:
path: The relative or absolute path to the directory to load images from.
Returns:
List of images.
"""
images = []
for file_name in os.listdir(path):
image = pygame.image.load(path + os.sep + file_name).convert()
images.append(image)
return images
class AnimatedSprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self, position, images):
"""
Animated sprite object.
Args:
position: x, y coordinate on the screen to place the AnimatedSprite.
images: Images to use in the animation.
"""
super(AnimatedSprite, self).__init__()
size = (32, 32) # This should match the size of the images.
self.rect = pygame.Rect(position, size)
self.images = images
self.images_right = images
self.images_left = [pygame.transform.flip(image, True, False) for image in images] # Flipping every image.
self.index = 0
self.image = images[self.index] # 'image' is the current image of the animation.
self.velocity = pygame.math.Vector2(0, 0)
self.animation_time = 0.1
self.current_time = 0
self.animation_frames = 6
self.current_frame = 0
def update_time_dependent(self, dt):
"""
Updates the image of Sprite approximately every 0.1 second.
Args:
dt: Time elapsed between each frame.
"""
if self.velocity.x > 0: # Use the right images if sprite is moving right.
self.images = self.images_right
elif self.velocity.x < 0:
self.images = self.images_left
self.current_time += dt
if self.current_time >= self.animation_time:
self.current_time = 0
self.index = (self.index + 1) % len(self.images)
self.image = self.images[self.index]
self.rect.move_ip(*self.velocity)
def update_frame_dependent(self):
"""
Updates the image of Sprite every 6 frame (approximately every 0.1 second if frame rate is 60).
"""
if self.velocity.x > 0: # Use the right images if sprite is moving right.
self.images = self.images_right
elif self.velocity.x < 0:
self.images = self.images_left
self.current_frame += 1
if self.current_frame >= self.animation_frames:
self.current_frame = 0
self.index = (self.index + 1) % len(self.images)
self.image = self.images[self.index]
self.rect.move_ip(*self.velocity)
def update(self, dt):
"""This is the method that's being called when 'all_sprites.update(dt)' is called."""
# Switch between the two update methods by commenting/uncommenting.
self.update_time_dependent(dt)
# self.update_frame_dependent()
def main():
images = load_images(path='temp') # Make sure to provide the relative or full path to the images directory.
player = AnimatedSprite(position=(100, 100), images=images)
all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group(player) # Creates a sprite group and adds 'player' to it.
running = True
while running:
dt = clock.tick(FPS) / 1000 # Amount of seconds between each loop.
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
running = False
elif event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
if event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT:
player.velocity.x = 4
elif event.key == pygame.K_LEFT:
player.velocity.x = -4
elif event.key == pygame.K_DOWN:
player.velocity.y = 4
elif event.key == pygame.K_UP:
player.velocity.y = -4
elif event.type == pygame.KEYUP:
if event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT or event.key == pygame.K_LEFT:
player.velocity.x = 0
elif event.key == pygame.K_DOWN or event.key == pygame.K_UP:
player.velocity.y = 0
all_sprites.update(dt) # Calls the 'update' method on all sprites in the list (currently just the player).
screen.fill(BACKGROUND_COLOR)
all_sprites.draw(screen)
pygame.display.update()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
When to chose which
Time-dependent animation allows you to play the animation at the same speed, no matter how slow/fast the frame-rate is or slow/fast your computer is. This allows your program to freely change the framerate without affecting the animation and it'll also be consistent even if the computer cannot keep up with the framerate. If the program lags the animation will catch up to the state it should've been as if no lag had happened.
Although, it might happen that the animation cycle don't synch up with the framerate, making the animation cycle seem irregular. For example, say that we have the frames updating every 0.05 second and the animation switch image every 0.075 second, then the cycle would be:
Frame 1; 0.00 seconds; image 1
Frame 2; 0.05 seconds; image 1
Frame 3; 0.10 seconds; image 2
Frame 4; 0.15 seconds; image 1
Frame 5; 0.20 seconds; image 1
Frame 6; 0.25 seconds; image 2
And so on...
Frame-dependent can look smoother if your computer can handle the framerate consistently. If lag happens it'll pause in its current state and restart when the lag stops, which makes the lag more noticeable. This alternative is slightly easier to implement since you just need to increment current_frame with 1 on each call, instead of dealing with the delta time (dt) and passing it to every object.
Sprites
Result

You could try modifying your sprite so that it swaps out its image for a different one inside update. That way, when the sprite is rendered, it'll look animated.
Edit:
Here's a quick example I drew up:
import pygame
import sys
def load_image(name):
image = pygame.image.load(name)
return image
class TestSprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self):
super(TestSprite, self).__init__()
self.images = []
self.images.append(load_image('image1.png'))
self.images.append(load_image('image2.png'))
# assuming both images are 64x64 pixels
self.index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.index]
self.rect = pygame.Rect(5, 5, 64, 64)
def update(self):
'''This method iterates through the elements inside self.images and
displays the next one each tick. For a slower animation, you may want to
consider using a timer of some sort so it updates slower.'''
self.index += 1
if self.index >= len(self.images):
self.index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.index]
def main():
pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((250, 250))
my_sprite = TestSprite()
my_group = pygame.sprite.Group(my_sprite)
while True:
event = pygame.event.poll()
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
pygame.quit()
sys.exit(0)
# Calling the 'my_group.update' function calls the 'update' function of all
# its member sprites. Calling the 'my_group.draw' function uses the 'image'
# and 'rect' attributes of its member sprites to draw the sprite.
my_group.update()
my_group.draw(screen)
pygame.display.flip()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
It assumes that you have two images called image1.png and image2.png inside the same folder the code is in.

You should have all your sprite animations on one big "canvas", so for 3 20x20 explosion sprite frames you will have 60x20 image. Now you can get right frames by loading an area of the image.
Inside your sprite class, most likely in update method you should have something like this (hardcoded for simplicity, I prefer to have separate class to be responsible for picking the right animation frame). self.f = 0 on __init__.
def update(self):
images = [[0, 0], [20, 0], [40, 0]]
self.f += 1 if self.f < len(images) else 0
self.image = your_function_to_get_image_by_coordinates(images[i])

For an animated Sprite a list of images (pygame.Surface objects) must be generated. A different picture of the list is displayed in each frame, just like in the pictures of a movie. This gives the appearance of an animated object.
One way to get a list of images is to load an animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). Unfortunately, PyGame doesn't offer a function to load the frames of an animated GIF. However, there are several Stack Overflow answers that address this issue:
How can I load an animated GIF and get all of the individual frames in PyGame?
How do I make a sprite as a gif in pygame?
Pygame and Numpy Animations
One way is to use the popular Pillow library (pip install Pillow). The following function loads the frames of an animated GIF and generates a list of pygame.Surface objects:
from PIL import Image, ImageSequence
def loadGIF(filename):
pilImage = Image.open(filename)
frames = []
for frame in ImageSequence.Iterator(pilImage):
frame = frame.convert('RGBA')
pygameImage = pygame.image.fromstring(
frame.tobytes(), frame.size, frame.mode).convert_alpha()
frames.append(pygameImage)
return frames
Create a pygame.sprite.Sprite class that maintains a list of images. Implement an update method that selects a different image in each frame.
Pass the list of images to the class constructor. Add an index attribute that indicates the index of the current image in the list. Increase the index in the Update method. Reset the index if it is greater than or equal to the length of the image list (or use the modulo (%) operator). Get the current image from the list by subscription:
class AnimatedSpriteObject(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self, x, bottom, images):
pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
self.images = images
self.image = self.images[0]
self.rect = self.image.get_rect(midbottom = (x, bottom))
self.image_index = 0
def update(self):
self.image_index += 1
if self.image_index >= len(self.images):
self.image_index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.image_index]
See also Load animated GIF and Sprite
Example GIF (from Animated Gifs, Animated Image):
Minimal example: repl.it/#Rabbid76/PyGame-SpriteAnimation
import pygame
from PIL import Image, ImageSequence
def loadGIF(filename):
pilImage = Image.open(filename)
frames = []
for frame in ImageSequence.Iterator(pilImage):
frame = frame.convert('RGBA')
pygameImage = pygame.image.fromstring(
frame.tobytes(), frame.size, frame.mode).convert_alpha()
frames.append(pygameImage)
return frames
class AnimatedSpriteObject(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self, x, bottom, images):
pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
self.images = images
self.image = self.images[0]
self.rect = self.image.get_rect(midbottom = (x, bottom))
self.image_index = 0
def update(self):
self.image_index += 1
self.image = self.images[self.image_index % len(self.images)]
self.rect.x -= 5
if self.rect.right < 0:
self.rect.left = pygame.display.get_surface().get_width()
pygame.init()
window = pygame.display.set_mode((300, 200))
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
ground = window.get_height() * 3 // 4
gifFrameList = loadGIF('stone_age.gif')
animated_sprite = AnimatedSpriteObject(window.get_width() // 2, ground, gifFrameList)
all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group(animated_sprite)
run = True
while run:
clock.tick(20)
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
run = False
all_sprites.update()
window.fill((127, 192, 255), (0, 0, window.get_width(), ground))
window.fill((255, 127, 64), (0, ground, window.get_width(), window.get_height() - ground))
all_sprites.draw(window)
pygame.display.flip()
pygame.quit()
exit()

How do I program a walking sprite? [duplicate]

I've been searching for some good tutorial about making simple sprite animation from few images in Python using Pygame. I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
My question is simple: how to make an animated sprite from few images (for an example: making few images of explosion with dimensions 20x20px to be as one but animated)
Any good ideas?

There are two types of animation: frame-dependent and time-dependent. Both work in similar fashion.
Before the main loop
Load all images into a list.
Create three variable:
index, that keeps track on the current index of the image list.
current_time or current_frame that keeps track on the current time or current frame since last the index switched.
animation_time or animation_frames that define how many seconds or frames should pass before switching image.
During the main loop
Increment current_time by the amount of seconds that has passed since we last incremented it, or increment current_frame by 1.
Check if current_time >= animation_time or current_frame >= animation_frame. If true continue with 3-5.
Reset the current_time = 0 or current_frame = 0.
Increment the index, unless if it'll be equal or greater than the amount of images. In that case, reset index = 0.
Change the sprite's image accordingly.
A full working example
import os
import pygame
pygame.init()
SIZE = WIDTH, HEIGHT = 720, 480
BACKGROUND_COLOR = pygame.Color('black')
FPS = 60
screen = pygame.display.set_mode(SIZE)
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
def load_images(path):
"""
Loads all images in directory. The directory must only contain images.
Args:
path: The relative or absolute path to the directory to load images from.
Returns:
List of images.
"""
images = []
for file_name in os.listdir(path):
image = pygame.image.load(path + os.sep + file_name).convert()
images.append(image)
return images
class AnimatedSprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self, position, images):
"""
Animated sprite object.
Args:
position: x, y coordinate on the screen to place the AnimatedSprite.
images: Images to use in the animation.
"""
super(AnimatedSprite, self).__init__()
size = (32, 32) # This should match the size of the images.
self.rect = pygame.Rect(position, size)
self.images = images
self.images_right = images
self.images_left = [pygame.transform.flip(image, True, False) for image in images] # Flipping every image.
self.index = 0
self.image = images[self.index] # 'image' is the current image of the animation.
self.velocity = pygame.math.Vector2(0, 0)
self.animation_time = 0.1
self.current_time = 0
self.animation_frames = 6
self.current_frame = 0
def update_time_dependent(self, dt):
"""
Updates the image of Sprite approximately every 0.1 second.
Args:
dt: Time elapsed between each frame.
"""
if self.velocity.x > 0: # Use the right images if sprite is moving right.
self.images = self.images_right
elif self.velocity.x < 0:
self.images = self.images_left
self.current_time += dt
if self.current_time >= self.animation_time:
self.current_time = 0
self.index = (self.index + 1) % len(self.images)
self.image = self.images[self.index]
self.rect.move_ip(*self.velocity)
def update_frame_dependent(self):
"""
Updates the image of Sprite every 6 frame (approximately every 0.1 second if frame rate is 60).
"""
if self.velocity.x > 0: # Use the right images if sprite is moving right.
self.images = self.images_right
elif self.velocity.x < 0:
self.images = self.images_left
self.current_frame += 1
if self.current_frame >= self.animation_frames:
self.current_frame = 0
self.index = (self.index + 1) % len(self.images)
self.image = self.images[self.index]
self.rect.move_ip(*self.velocity)
def update(self, dt):
"""This is the method that's being called when 'all_sprites.update(dt)' is called."""
# Switch between the two update methods by commenting/uncommenting.
self.update_time_dependent(dt)
# self.update_frame_dependent()
def main():
images = load_images(path='temp') # Make sure to provide the relative or full path to the images directory.
player = AnimatedSprite(position=(100, 100), images=images)
all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group(player) # Creates a sprite group and adds 'player' to it.
running = True
while running:
dt = clock.tick(FPS) / 1000 # Amount of seconds between each loop.
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
running = False
elif event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
if event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT:
player.velocity.x = 4
elif event.key == pygame.K_LEFT:
player.velocity.x = -4
elif event.key == pygame.K_DOWN:
player.velocity.y = 4
elif event.key == pygame.K_UP:
player.velocity.y = -4
elif event.type == pygame.KEYUP:
if event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT or event.key == pygame.K_LEFT:
player.velocity.x = 0
elif event.key == pygame.K_DOWN or event.key == pygame.K_UP:
player.velocity.y = 0
all_sprites.update(dt) # Calls the 'update' method on all sprites in the list (currently just the player).
screen.fill(BACKGROUND_COLOR)
all_sprites.draw(screen)
pygame.display.update()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
When to chose which
Time-dependent animation allows you to play the animation at the same speed, no matter how slow/fast the frame-rate is or slow/fast your computer is. This allows your program to freely change the framerate without affecting the animation and it'll also be consistent even if the computer cannot keep up with the framerate. If the program lags the animation will catch up to the state it should've been as if no lag had happened.
Although, it might happen that the animation cycle don't synch up with the framerate, making the animation cycle seem irregular. For example, say that we have the frames updating every 0.05 second and the animation switch image every 0.075 second, then the cycle would be:
Frame 1; 0.00 seconds; image 1
Frame 2; 0.05 seconds; image 1
Frame 3; 0.10 seconds; image 2
Frame 4; 0.15 seconds; image 1
Frame 5; 0.20 seconds; image 1
Frame 6; 0.25 seconds; image 2
And so on...
Frame-dependent can look smoother if your computer can handle the framerate consistently. If lag happens it'll pause in its current state and restart when the lag stops, which makes the lag more noticeable. This alternative is slightly easier to implement since you just need to increment current_frame with 1 on each call, instead of dealing with the delta time (dt) and passing it to every object.
Sprites
Result

You could try modifying your sprite so that it swaps out its image for a different one inside update. That way, when the sprite is rendered, it'll look animated.
Edit:
Here's a quick example I drew up:
import pygame
import sys
def load_image(name):
image = pygame.image.load(name)
return image
class TestSprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self):
super(TestSprite, self).__init__()
self.images = []
self.images.append(load_image('image1.png'))
self.images.append(load_image('image2.png'))
# assuming both images are 64x64 pixels
self.index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.index]
self.rect = pygame.Rect(5, 5, 64, 64)
def update(self):
'''This method iterates through the elements inside self.images and
displays the next one each tick. For a slower animation, you may want to
consider using a timer of some sort so it updates slower.'''
self.index += 1
if self.index >= len(self.images):
self.index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.index]
def main():
pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((250, 250))
my_sprite = TestSprite()
my_group = pygame.sprite.Group(my_sprite)
while True:
event = pygame.event.poll()
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
pygame.quit()
sys.exit(0)
# Calling the 'my_group.update' function calls the 'update' function of all
# its member sprites. Calling the 'my_group.draw' function uses the 'image'
# and 'rect' attributes of its member sprites to draw the sprite.
my_group.update()
my_group.draw(screen)
pygame.display.flip()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
It assumes that you have two images called image1.png and image2.png inside the same folder the code is in.

You should have all your sprite animations on one big "canvas", so for 3 20x20 explosion sprite frames you will have 60x20 image. Now you can get right frames by loading an area of the image.
Inside your sprite class, most likely in update method you should have something like this (hardcoded for simplicity, I prefer to have separate class to be responsible for picking the right animation frame). self.f = 0 on __init__.
def update(self):
images = [[0, 0], [20, 0], [40, 0]]
self.f += 1 if self.f < len(images) else 0
self.image = your_function_to_get_image_by_coordinates(images[i])

For an animated Sprite a list of images (pygame.Surface objects) must be generated. A different picture of the list is displayed in each frame, just like in the pictures of a movie. This gives the appearance of an animated object.
One way to get a list of images is to load an animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). Unfortunately, PyGame doesn't offer a function to load the frames of an animated GIF. However, there are several Stack Overflow answers that address this issue:
How can I load an animated GIF and get all of the individual frames in PyGame?
How do I make a sprite as a gif in pygame?
Pygame and Numpy Animations
One way is to use the popular Pillow library (pip install Pillow). The following function loads the frames of an animated GIF and generates a list of pygame.Surface objects:
from PIL import Image, ImageSequence
def loadGIF(filename):
pilImage = Image.open(filename)
frames = []
for frame in ImageSequence.Iterator(pilImage):
frame = frame.convert('RGBA')
pygameImage = pygame.image.fromstring(
frame.tobytes(), frame.size, frame.mode).convert_alpha()
frames.append(pygameImage)
return frames
Create a pygame.sprite.Sprite class that maintains a list of images. Implement an update method that selects a different image in each frame.
Pass the list of images to the class constructor. Add an index attribute that indicates the index of the current image in the list. Increase the index in the Update method. Reset the index if it is greater than or equal to the length of the image list (or use the modulo (%) operator). Get the current image from the list by subscription:
class AnimatedSpriteObject(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self, x, bottom, images):
pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
self.images = images
self.image = self.images[0]
self.rect = self.image.get_rect(midbottom = (x, bottom))
self.image_index = 0
def update(self):
self.image_index += 1
if self.image_index >= len(self.images):
self.image_index = 0
self.image = self.images[self.image_index]
See also Load animated GIF and Sprite
Example GIF (from Animated Gifs, Animated Image):
Minimal example: repl.it/#Rabbid76/PyGame-SpriteAnimation
import pygame
from PIL import Image, ImageSequence
def loadGIF(filename):
pilImage = Image.open(filename)
frames = []
for frame in ImageSequence.Iterator(pilImage):
frame = frame.convert('RGBA')
pygameImage = pygame.image.fromstring(
frame.tobytes(), frame.size, frame.mode).convert_alpha()
frames.append(pygameImage)
return frames
class AnimatedSpriteObject(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
def __init__(self, x, bottom, images):
pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
self.images = images
self.image = self.images[0]
self.rect = self.image.get_rect(midbottom = (x, bottom))
self.image_index = 0
def update(self):
self.image_index += 1
self.image = self.images[self.image_index % len(self.images)]
self.rect.x -= 5
if self.rect.right < 0:
self.rect.left = pygame.display.get_surface().get_width()
pygame.init()
window = pygame.display.set_mode((300, 200))
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
ground = window.get_height() * 3 // 4
gifFrameList = loadGIF('stone_age.gif')
animated_sprite = AnimatedSpriteObject(window.get_width() // 2, ground, gifFrameList)
all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group(animated_sprite)
run = True
while run:
clock.tick(20)
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
run = False
all_sprites.update()
window.fill((127, 192, 255), (0, 0, window.get_width(), ground))
window.fill((255, 127, 64), (0, ground, window.get_width(), window.get_height() - ground))
all_sprites.draw(window)
pygame.display.flip()
pygame.quit()
exit()

I can't blit the same object multiple times

I am currently making a Guitar Hero like game in python and I am trying to blit a note multiple times, but I can't seem to get it to work (the note is called Red)!
#Sprite Class
class Sprite(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
# What has to be passed when you create a sprite.
# image_file: The filename of the image.
# lacation: The initial location of where to draw the image.
def __init__(self, image_file, location):
pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self) # Call Sprite initializer
self.image = pygame.image.load(image_file)
self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
self.rect.left, self.rect.top = location
self.xSpeed = 15 # The default xSpeed
self.ySpeed = 15 # The default ySpeed
self.name = "Not Assigned"
self.speed = 10
self.direction = 0
def setSpeed(self, speed):
self.speed = speed
self.calcXYSpeeds()
def setDirection(self, direction):
self.direction = direction
self.calcXYSpeeds()
def calcXYSpeeds(self):
angleRadians = math.radians(self.direction) # Convert the direction to radians.
self.xSpeed= self.speed*math.cos(angleRadians)
self.ySpeed = self.speed*math.sin(angleRadians)
def move(self):
self.rect = self.rect.move(self.xSpeed,self.ySpeed)
def setDirectionTowards(self, (x,y)):
self.direction = math.degrees(math.atan2((self.rect.x - x), (self.rect.y - y)))
self.direction = 270 - self.direction
self.calcXYSpeeds()
#Object Variables
Red = Sprite("Red.png", (100,25))
note1 = Sprite("note1.jpg", (50,650))
#add sprite to group
notes = pygame.sprite.Group()
notes.add(Red)
# Create an clock to keep track time
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
#Scoring Variables
font=pygame.font.Font(None,50)
score=0
score_text=font.render(str(score),1,(225,225,225))
#other Variables
Red1=0
ySpeed = 10
running = 1
while (running==1):
# Sets the frame rate to 30 frames/second.
clock.tick(30)
# Gets any events like keyboard or mouse.
event = pygame.event.poll()
key=pygame.key.get_pressed()
#object random spawn
time = pygame.time.get_ticks()
if (time==30*(random.randint(0,1000))):
screen.blit(Red.image, Red.rect)
pygame.display.update()
#Object Movement
Red.rect.y = Red.rect.y + ySpeed
#Keys to complete notes
if key[pygame.K_a]and Red1==0 and pygame.sprite.collide_rect(Red, note1) == True:
font=pygame.font.Font(None,50)
score = score+1
score_text=font.render(str(score),1,(225,225,225))
Red1=1
#where i currently working to fix the problem
notes.Group.clear(screen, background)
notes.Group.update()
notes.draw(screen)
# Sets the exit flag if the X was clicked on the run window.
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
running = 0
# Color the whole screen with a solid color.
screen.fill((0, 255, 255))
#prints objects
screen.blit(note1.image, note1.rect)
screen.blit(Red.image, Red.rect)
screen.blit(score_text,(500,50))
# Update the window.
pygame.display.update()

You are cleaning and updating the screen multiple times in the same cycle.
Clean the screen in every cycle is a correct approach, but you need to clean only once otherwise you are erasing everything you blitted before.
Also, for notes to persist between cycles you need to keep them in a collection, like notes, that way you blit every note in every cycle.
Keep in mind this order in your main loop:
Control FPS (clock.tick())
Check events
Update state (ie: add/remove notes collection, etc)
Clear screen
Draw current state (notes, static elements, etc)
Update display
Another important thing, don't use the same Sprite() nor the same Rectangle in different locations. If you want to draw another copy of the same image in a new location make a copy of the rectangle, then create a new Sprite() object.

Pygame: .set_clip returns first value in list, instead of requested value

I am trying to make walking animations for images returned from a sprite sheet.
I am using .set_clip to return a portion of the sprite sheet. Everything looks like it should work
But the .set_clip is returning the first Rect value in the list that I provide, rather than the item in the list that I call for.
My Code
import pygame, sys
from pygame.locals import *
xList = (6, 27,48,69)
yList = (24,24,24,24)
wList = (21,21,21,21)
hList = (32,32,32,32)
ani_pos = list(zip(xList, yList, wList, hList))
sprite_num = 0
class Player:
def __init__(self):
playerSheet = pygame.image.load('MainChar1.png').convert() # load sprite sheet
playerSheet.set_clip(pygame.Rect(ani_pos[sprite_num]))
self.player = playerSheet.subsurface(playerSheet.get_clip())
self.x = 320
self.y = 240
def draw(self, DISPLAYSURF):
DISPLAYSURF.blit(self.player, (self.x, self.y))
self.player.set_colorkey(255, 0, 255)# set sprite background invisible
class Background:
def __init__(self):
dirtTile = pygame.image.load('DirtBackground.png').convert()
dirtTile.set_clip(pygame.Rect(0, 0, 863, 1103))
self.background = dirtTile.subsurface(dirtTile.get_clip())
self.x = -111
self.y = -311
def draw(self, DISPLAYSURF):
DISPLAYSURF.blit(self.background, (self.x, self.y))
pygame.init()
FPS = 30
FPSCLOCK = pygame.time.Clock()
# set up the window
WINDOWWIDTH = 640 # size of windows' width in pixels
WINDOWHEIGHT = 480 # size of windows' height in pixels
DISPLAYSURF = pygame.display.set_mode((WINDOWWIDTH, WINDOWHEIGHT))
pygame.display.set_caption('farm game')
player = Player()
background = Background()
pygame.key.set_repeat(1,0) # (mSec to begin repeat, mSec between repeats)
running = True
while running: # the main game loop
DISPLAYSURF.fill (255,255,255)
background.draw(DISPLAYSURF)
player.draw(DISPLAYSURF)
pygame.display.flip()
FPSCLOCK.tick(FPS)
for event in pygame.event.get(): # event handling loop
if event.type == QUIT or (event.type == KEYUP and event.key == K_ESCAPE):
pygame.quit()
sys.exit()
running = False
elif event.type == KEYDOWN:
if event.key == K_d:
background.x -= 4
sprite_num = 2

I am using .set_clip to return a portion of the sprite sheet.
No, you don't. You use subsurface to return a portion of the sprite sheet.
I don't know what you think what set_clip does, but it's probably not what it actually does:
This is a rectangle that represents the only pixels on the Surface that can be modified.
Better explained at the SDL docs:
Sets the clipping rectangle for a surface. When this surface is the destination of a blit, only the area within the clip rectangle will be drawn into.
But the .set_clip is returning the first Rect value in the list that I provide, rather than the item in the list that I call for.
set_clip does not return any Rect value of any list at all.
When you call pygame.Rect(ani_pos[sprite_num]), you're creating a Rect with the values in the list ani_pos at index sprite_num, and sprite_num is 0 when the __init__ method is called.
You store your Surface that you create in the __init__ method in the player field, but you never actually change it. If you want to create some kind of animation, you should change it every n frames. You change sprite_num to 2, but that does not do anything since you never use that value again.