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Pygame - Different sided collision question! [duplicate]
I'm making a Pygame of, basically, "Breakout".
I'm using collisions, and want a simple way to have different bounce effects of the different sides of one rectangle.
What I currently have for the ball-...
Alex Lockwood
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How to add a second bouncing ball to the window?
I have coded an animation (in python) for a beach ball to bounce around a screen. I now wish to add a second ball to the window, and when the two collide for them to bounce off each other.
So far, ...
Wolf
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Pygame: Sprite changing due to direction of movement
I've just started learning how to use pygame yesterday. I was read this one book that was super helpful and followed all its tutorials and examples and stuff. I wanted to try making a really simple ...
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pygame is screwing up ctypes
import mymodule, ctypes
#import pygame
foo = ctypes.cdll.MyDll.foo
print 'success'
if i uncomment the import pygame this fails with WindowsError: [Errno 182] The operating system cannot load %1. ...
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Intercepting changes of attributes in classes within a class - Python
I have been messing around with pygame and python and I want to be able to call a function when an attribute of my class has changed. My current solution being:
class ExampleClass(parentClass):
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Rotation based on end points
I'm using pygame to draw a line between two arbitrary points. I also want to append arrows at the end of the lines that face outward in the directions the line is traveling.
It's simple enough to ...
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What do the blend modes in pygame mean?
Surface.blit has a new parameter in 1.8: blend. The following values are defined:
BLEND_ADD
BLEND_SUB
BLEND_MULT
BLEND_MIN
BLEND_MAX
BLEND_RGBA_ADD
BLEND_RGBA_SUB
BLEND_RGBA_MULT
BLEND_RGBA_MIN
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pygame function appears to be being ignored
I'm building a relatively simple programme to test collision detection, it's all working fine at the moment except one thing, I'm trying to make the background colour change randomly, the only issue ...
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Fully transparent windows in Pygame?
Is it possible to get a fully transparent window in Pygame (see the desktop through it)? I've found how to create a window without a frame, but there doesn't seem to be any obvious way to make it ...
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How do you make a class attribute that isn't a standard data type?
I have one class that needs to grab an attribute that is set in another. It's not a standard data type though. Here's the code;
class graphics:
def __init__(self, Fullscreen = False, Width = 640, ...
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How to blend drawn circles with pygame
I am trying to create an application like the one here:
http://www.eigenfaces.com/
Basically lots of overlapping circles drawn with pygame. I cannot figure out how the blend the circles to make them ...
Pixiedust
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How to make a surface with a transparent background in pygame
Can someone give me some example code that creates a surface with a transparent background in pygame?
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Is Python and pygame a good way to learn SDL? [closed]
If I want to move to C++ and SDL in the future, is Python and pygame a good way to learn SDL?
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Toolkit Options for 2D Python Game Programming [closed]
What are some toolkits for developing 2D games in Python? An option that I have heard of is Pygame, but is there anything that has more range to do more things? What are the good and bad parts about ...
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