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I am trying to make enemies spawn over time in my python arcade game, but i get a simple error that makes no sense

im working on a game in python arcade, where the player runs around, shoots zombies, etc. very basic game. just recently, i started implementing the spawn over time part, but i get an error that just makes no sense:
AttributeError: 'MyGame' object has no attribute 'total_time'
it makes no sense because i have stated self.total_time in MyGame.
how do i fix this?
import arcade
import random
import math
import arcade.gui
import time
import timeit
SPRITE_SCALING = 0.35
SPRITE_SCALING_LASER = 0.8
SCREEN_WIDTH = 1280
SCREEN_HEIGHT = 720
SCREEN_TITLE = "zombier shooter"
ENEMY_COUNT = 20
BULLET_SPEED = 30
MOVEMENT_SPEED = 5
SPRITE_SPEED = 1
INDICATOR_BAR_OFFSET = 32
ENEMY_ATTACK_COOLDOWN = 1
PLAYER_HEALTH = 5
SCENE_MENU = 'SCENE_MENU'
SCENE_GAME = 'SCENE_GAME'
class QuitButton(arcade.gui.UIFlatButton):
def on_click(self, event: arcade.gui.UIOnClickEvent):
arcade.exit()
class Player(arcade.Sprite):
def update(self):
""" moves the player """
# move player.
self.center_x += self.change_x
self.center_y += self.change_y
# check for out of bounds
if self.left < 0:
self.left = 0
elif self.right > SCREEN_WIDTH - 1:
self.right = SCREEN_WIDTH - 1
if self.bottom < 0:
self.bottom = 0
elif self.top > SCREEN_HEIGHT - 1:
self.top = SCREEN_HEIGHT - 1
class Enemy(arcade.Sprite):
"""
This class represents the enemies on our screen.
"""
def follow_sprite(self, player_sprite):
"""
This function will move the current sprite towards whatever
other sprite is specified as a parameter.
"""
if self.center_y < player_sprite.center_y:
self.center_y += min(SPRITE_SPEED, player_sprite.center_y - self.center_y)
elif self.center_y > player_sprite.center_y:
self.center_y -= min(SPRITE_SPEED, self.center_y - player_sprite.center_y)
if self.center_x < player_sprite.center_x:
self.center_x += min(SPRITE_SPEED, player_sprite.center_x - self.center_x)
elif self.center_x > player_sprite.center_x:
self.center_x -= min(SPRITE_SPEED, self.center_x - player_sprite.center_x)
class MyGame(arcade.Window):
"""
main game class
"""
def __init__(self, width, height, title):
"""
initialises stuff
"""
# call the parent class initializer
super().__init__(width, height, title)
self.scene = SCENE_MENU
# variables that will hold sprite lists
self.player_list = None
# set up the player info
self.player_sprite = None
# track the current state of what key is pressed
self.left_pressed = False
self.right_pressed = False
self.up_pressed = False
self.down_pressed = False
# --- Required for all code that uses UI element,
# a UIManager to handle the UI.
self.manager = arcade.gui.UIManager()
self.manager.enable()
# Set background color
arcade.set_background_color(arcade.color.DARK_BLUE_GRAY)
# Create a vertical BoxGroup to align buttons
self.v_box = arcade.gui.UIBoxLayout()
# Create the buttons
start_button = arcade.gui.UIFlatButton(text="Start Game", width=200)
self.v_box.add(start_button.with_space_around(bottom=20))
settings_button = arcade.gui.UIFlatButton(text="Settings", width=200)
self.v_box.add(settings_button.with_space_around(bottom=20))
# Again, method 1. Use a child class to handle events.
quit_button = QuitButton(text="Quit", width=200)
self.v_box.add(quit_button)
# --- Method 2 for handling click events,
# assign self.on_click_start as callback
start_button.on_click = self.on_click_start
# --- Method 3 for handling click events,
# use a decorator to handle on_click events
#settings_button.event("on_click")
def on_click_settings(event):
print("Settings:", event)
# Create a widget to hold the v_box widget, that will center the buttons
self.manager.add(
arcade.gui.UIAnchorWidget(
anchor_x="center_x",
anchor_y="center_y",
child=self.v_box)
)
def setup(self):
""" Set up the game and initialize the variables. """
# sprite lists
self.player_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.enemy_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.bullet_list = arcade.SpriteList()
#setup timer
self.total_time = 0.0
# setup score
self.score = 0
self.score_text = None
# setup health info
self.health = 5
self.health_text = None
self.dead = None
# set up the player
self.player_sprite = Player(":resources:images/animated_characters/female_person/femalePerson_idle.png",
SPRITE_SCALING)
self.player_sprite.center_x = 50
self.player_sprite.center_y = 50
self.player_list.append(self.player_sprite)
def on_draw(self):
""" render the screen. """
# clear the screen
self.clear()
if self.scene == SCENE_MENU:
self.manager.draw()
elif self.scene == SCENE_GAME:
# draw all the sprites.
self.player_list.draw()
self.enemy_list.draw()
self.bullet_list.draw()
# put score text on the screen
output = f"Score: {self.score}"
arcade.draw_text(output, 10, 20, arcade.color.WHITE, 14)
# put helth text on the screen
output = f"Health: {self.health}"
arcade.draw_text(output, 10, 40, arcade.color.WHITE, 14)
if self.health <= 0:
self.player_sprite.remove_from_sprite_lists()
# put u died text on the screen
output = f"YOU DIED"
arcade.draw_text(output, 500, 400, arcade.color.RED, 50)
output = f"Click to Exit"
arcade.draw_text(output, 550, 300, arcade.color.BLACK, 30)
def on_click_start(self, event):
self.setup()
self.scene = SCENE_GAME
self.manager.disable()
print("Start:", event)
def on_mouse_press(self, x, y, button, modifiers):
""" Called whenever the mouse button is clicked. """
if self.health <= 0:
exit()
# create a bullet
bullet = arcade.Sprite(":resources:images/space_shooter/laserBlue01.png", SPRITE_SCALING_LASER)
# Position the bullet at the player's current location
start_x = self.player_sprite.center_x
start_y = self.player_sprite.center_y
bullet.center_x = start_x
bullet.center_y = start_y
# Get from the mouse the destination location for the bullet
# IMPORTANT! If you have a scrolling screen, you will also need
# to add in self.view_bottom and self.view_left.
dest_x = x
dest_y = y
# Do math to calculate how to get the bullet to the destination.
# Calculation the angle in radians between the start points
# and end points. This is the angle the bullet will travel.
x_diff = dest_x - start_x
y_diff = dest_y - start_y
angle = math.atan2(y_diff, x_diff)
# Angle the bullet sprite so it doesn't look like it is flying
# sideways.
bullet.angle = math.degrees(angle)
print(f"Bullet angle: {bullet.angle:.2f}")
# Taking into account the angle, calculate our change_x
# and change_y. Velocity is how fast the bullet travels.
bullet.change_x = math.cos(angle) * BULLET_SPEED
bullet.change_y = math.sin(angle) * BULLET_SPEED
# Add the bullet to the appropriate lists
self.bullet_list.append(bullet)
def update_player_speed(self):
# calculate speed based on the keys pressed
self.player_sprite.change_x = 0
self.player_sprite.change_y = 0
if self.up_pressed and not self.down_pressed:
self.player_sprite.change_y = MOVEMENT_SPEED
elif self.down_pressed and not self.up_pressed:
self.player_sprite.change_y = -MOVEMENT_SPEED
if self.left_pressed and not self.right_pressed:
self.player_sprite.change_x = -MOVEMENT_SPEED
elif self.right_pressed and not self.left_pressed:
self.player_sprite.change_x = MOVEMENT_SPEED
def on_update(self, delta_time):
""" updates values n stuff """
if self.scene == SCENE_GAME:
# call update to move the sprite
self.player_list.update()
# Call update on all sprites
self.bullet_list.update()
# go through each bullet
for bullet in self.bullet_list:
# check each bullet to see if it hit a zombie
hit_list = arcade.check_for_collision_with_list(bullet, self.enemy_list)
# if it did, remove the bullet
if len(hit_list) > 0:
bullet.remove_from_sprite_lists()
# for each enemy we hit with a bullet, remove enemy and add to the score
for enemy in hit_list:
enemy.remove_from_sprite_lists()
self.score += 1
# if bullet goes off screen, then remove it
if bullet.bottom > self.width or bullet.top < 0 or bullet.right < 0 or bullet.left > self.width:
bullet.remove_from_sprite_lists()
for enemy in self.enemy_list:
Enemy.follow_sprite(enemy, self.player_sprite)
# create a list of all sprites that had a collision with the player.
hit_list = arcade.check_for_collision_with_list(self.player_sprite, self.enemy_list)
# go through each sprite, if it got hit, then remove the sprite and lower score and health
for enemy in hit_list:
enemy.remove_from_sprite_lists()
self.score -= 1
self.health -= 1
# Accumulate the total time
self.total_time += delta_time
# Calculate minutes
minutes = int(self.total_time) // 60
# Calculate seconds by using a modulus (remainder)
seconds = int(self.total_time) % 60
# Calculate 100s of a second
seconds_100s = int((self.total_time - seconds) * 100)
if self.total_time > 5:
for i in range(5):
# enemy texture
enemy = arcade.Sprite(":resources:images/animated_characters/zombie/zombie_idle.png", SPRITE_SCALING)
enemy.center_x = random.randrange(SCREEN_WIDTH)
enemy.center_y = random.randrange(SCREEN_HEIGHT)
self.enemy_list.append(enemy)
self.total_time = 0.0
def on_key_press(self, key, modifiers):
"""called when user presses a key. """
if key == arcade.key.UP:
self.up_pressed = True
self.update_player_speed()
elif key == arcade.key.DOWN:
self.down_pressed = True
self.update_player_speed()
elif key == arcade.key.LEFT:
self.left_pressed = True
self.update_player_speed()
elif key == arcade.key.RIGHT:
self.right_pressed = True
self.update_player_speed()
def on_key_release(self, key, modifiers):
"""called when user releases a key. """
if key == arcade.key.UP:
self.up_pressed = False
self.update_player_speed()
elif key == arcade.key.DOWN:
self.down_pressed = False
self.update_player_speed()
elif key == arcade.key.LEFT:
self.left_pressed = False
self.update_player_speed()
elif key == arcade.key.RIGHT:
self.right_pressed = False
self.update_player_speed()
def main():
""" Main function """
MyGame(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, SCREEN_TITLE)
arcade.run()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

You defined self.total_time in setup() and not in __init__(), which should be a red-flag, because it could happen that self.total_time is actually accessed before setup() is called. And exactly this happened.
The error appears in on_update() when you try to run self.total_time += delta_time - in order for this line to work, self.total_time has to be initialised before - but setup() wasn't executed before, so self.total_time 'does not exist' yet.
So you can fix your code by moving the line self.total_time = 0.0 from setup() to __init__() - this way you make sure that you create this variable once the class gets initialised and before anything else gets executed.
If you plan on using variables in a class across different methods it's better to define them in __init__() to avoid such problems.

How do I use a .jpg or .png as a background picture?

I found a nice image of space that I'd like sitting in the background of this tiny game I'm working on and can't figure out what and where to write it. It needs to be placed behind all classes to make sure that it doesn't block the screen. I thought it might be in class Window, but I'm not sure. I am brand new to python so any help is much appreciated! This is the entire project so far.
import sys, logging, os, random, math, open_color, arcade
#check to make sure we are running the right version of Python
version = (3,7)
assert sys.version_info >= version, "This script requires at least Python {0}.{1}".format(version[0],version[1])
#turn on logging, in case we have to leave ourselves debugging messages
logging.basicConfig(format='[%(filename)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s', level=logging.DEBUG)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
SCREEN_WIDTH = 800
SCREEN_HEIGHT = 600
MARGIN = 30
SCREEN_TITLE = "Intergalactic slam"
NUM_ENEMIES = 5
STARTING_LOCATION = (400,100)
BULLET_DAMAGE = 10
ENEMY_HP = 10
HIT_SCORE = 10
KILL_SCORE = 100
PLAYER_HP = 100
class Bullet(arcade.Sprite):
def __init__(self, position, velocity, damage):
'''
initializes the bullet
Parameters: position: (x,y) tuple
velocity: (dx, dy) tuple
damage: int (or float)
'''
super().__init__("PNG/laserPink3.png", 0.5)
(self.center_x, self.center_y) = position
(self.dx, self.dy) = velocity
self.damage = damage
def update(self):
'''
Moves the bullet
'''
self.center_x += self.dx
self.center_y += self.dy
class Enemy_Bullet(arcade.Sprite):
def __init__(self, position, velocity, damage):
super().__init__("PNG/laserGreen1.png", 0.5)
(self.center_x, self.center_y) = position
(self.dx, self.dy) = velocity
self.damage = damage
def update(self):
self.center_x += self.dx
self.center_y += self.dy
class Player(arcade.Sprite):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__("PNG/shipYellow_manned.png", 0.5)
(self.center_x, self.center_y) = STARTING_LOCATION
self.hp = PLAYER_HP
class Enemy(arcade.Sprite):
def __init__(self, position):
'''
initializes an alien enemy
Parameter: position: (x,y) tuple
'''
super().__init__("PNG/shipGreen_manned.png", 0.5)
self.hp = ENEMY_HP
(self.center_x, self.center_y) = position
class Window(arcade.Window):
def __init__(self, width, height, title):
super().__init__(width, height, title)
file_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
os.chdir(file_path)
self.set_mouse_visible(True)
arcade.set_background_color(open_color.black)
self.bullet_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.enemy_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.enemy_bullet_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.player = Player()
self.score = 0
self.win = False
self.lose = False
def setup(self):
'''
Set up enemies
'''
for i in range(NUM_ENEMIES):
x = 120 * (i+1) + 40
y = 500
enemy = Enemy((x,y))
self.enemy_list.append(enemy)
def update(self, delta_time):
self.bullet_list.update()
self.enemy_bullet_list.update()
if (not (self.win or self.lose)):
for e in self.enemy_list:
for b in self.bullet_list:
if (abs(b.center_x - e.center_x) <= e.width / 2 and abs(b.center_y - e.center_y) <= e.height / 2):
self.score += HIT_SCORE
e.hp -= b.damage
b.kill()
if (e.hp <= 0):
e.kill()
self.score += KILL_SCORE
if (len(self.enemy_list) == 0):
self.win = True
if (random.randint(1, 75) == 1):
self.enemy_bullet_list.append(Enemy_Bullet((e.center_x, e.center_y - 15), (0, -10), BULLET_DAMAGE))
for b in self.enemy_bullet_list:
if (abs(b.center_x - self.player.center_x) <= self.player.width / 2 and abs(b.center_y - self.player.center_y) <= self.player.height / 2):
self.player.hp -= b.damage
b.kill()
if (self.player.hp <= 0):
self.lose = True
def on_draw(self):
arcade.start_render()
arcade.draw_text(str(self.score), 20, SCREEN_HEIGHT - 40, open_color.white, 16)
arcade.draw_text("HP: {}".format(self.player.hp), 20, 40, open_color.white, 16)
if (self.player.hp > 0):
self.player.draw()
self.bullet_list.draw()
self.enemy_bullet_list.draw()
self.enemy_list.draw()
if (self.lose):
self.draw_game_loss()
elif (self.win):
self.draw_game_won()
def draw_game_loss(self):
arcade.draw_text(str("LOSER!"), SCREEN_WIDTH / 2 - 90, SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2 - 10, open_color.white, 30)
def draw_game_won(self):
arcade.draw_text(str("WINNER!"), SCREEN_WIDTH / 2 - 90, SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2 - 10, open_color.white, 30)
def on_mouse_motion(self, x, y, dx, dy):
'''
The player moves left and right with the mouse
'''
self.player.center_x = x
def on_mouse_press(self, x, y, button, modifiers):
if button == arcade.MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT:
x = self.player.center_x
y = self.player.center_y + 15
bullet = Bullet((x,y),(0,10),BULLET_DAMAGE)
self.bullet_list.append(bullet)
def main():
window = Window(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, SCREEN_TITLE)
window.setup()
arcade.run()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

One way to do it would be to load the .jpg or .png as a texture, and draw that texture each frame, as big as the screen is (or bigger!).
I haven't tested this, but as an example, loading the texture could be done in Window.__init__, like so (reference):
self.background = arcade.load_texture('PNG/background.png')
And then in on_draw, just after you call start_render, you would draw it (reference), passing the required center coordinates, as well as width and height:
self.background.draw(SCREEN_WIDTH/2, SCREEN_HEIGHT/2, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT)
The reason it needs to be the first thing is because everything is drawn back-to-front, like you would do in a painting.
If the image is not the exact same size as your screen/window, your background will probably be stretched/squished. If that's not what you want, the easiest fix would be to change the image so that it's the right size.

Yes, you should be able to add it to class window...
You could do something like this to add it:
def __init__(self, width, height, title):
super().__init__(width, height, title)
file_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
os.chdir(file_path)
self.set_mouse_visible(True)
arcade.set_background_color(open_color.black)
self.bullet_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.enemy_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.enemy_bullet_list = arcade.SpriteList()
self.player = Player()
self.score = 0
self.win = False
self.lose = False
self.background = None
def setup(self):
'''
Set up enemies
'''
self.background = arcade.load_texture("images/background.jpg")
for i in range(NUM_ENEMIES):
x = 120 * (i+1) + 40
y = 500
enemy = Enemy((x,y))
self.enemy_list.append(enemy)

How to limit the amount of times a button is pressed

I am trying to make a game where you can shoot bullets to kill emojis. However, i can't manage to figure out how to stop spamming the space key to shoot bullets. If you keep on spamming, the game would be too easy. I am not exactly sure if what command I should use. Please help! thanks!
Here is my code:
# import everything from turtle
from turtle import *
import random
import math
#create a link to the object (creates the environment)
screen = Screen()
speed1 = 1.3
ht()
amountOfEmojis = 11
#set a boundary for screen, if touches end, goes to the other side
screenMinX = -screen.window_width()/2
screenMinY = -screen.window_height()/2
screenMaxX = screen.window_width()/2
screenMaxY = screen.window_height()/2
#establish important data for screen environment
screen.setworldcoordinates(screenMinX,screenMinY,screenMaxX,screenMaxY)
screen.bgcolor("black")
#turtle setup
penup()
ht()
speed(0)
goto(0, screenMaxY - 50)
color('white')
write("Welcome to Emoji Run!", align="center", font=("Courier New",26))
goto(0, screenMaxY - 70)
write("Use the arrow keys to move and space to fire. The point of the game is to kill the emojis", align="center")
goto(0, 0)
color("red")
emojis = ["Poop_Emoji_7b204f05-eec6-4496-91b1-351acc03d2c7_grande.png", "1200px-Noto_Emoji_KitKat_263a.svg.png",
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class Bullet(Turtle):
#constructor, object for a class, pass in information
def __init__(self,screen,x,y,heading):
#create a bullet
Turtle.__init__(self)#clones bullet
self.speed(0)
self.penup()
self.goto(x,y)
self.seth(heading)#pointing to itself
self.screen = screen
self.color('yellow')
self.max_distance = 500
self.distance = 0
self.delta = 20
self.shape("bullet")
#logic to move bullet
def move(self):
self.distance = self.distance + self.delta#how fast it's going to move
self.forward(self.delta)
if self.done():
self.reset()
def getRadius(self):
return 4#collision detection helper function
def blowUp(self):
self.goto(-300,0)#function that makes something go off the screen
def done(self):
return self.distance >= self.max_distance # append to list
class Asteroid(Turtle):
def __init__(self,screen,dx,dy,x,y,size,emoji):#spawn asteroid randomly
Turtle.__init__(self)#clone itself
self.speed(0)
self.penup()
self.goto(x,y)
self.color('lightgrey')
self.size = size
self.screen = screen
self.dx = dx
self.dy = dy
r = random.randint(0, len(emoji) - 1)
screen.addshape(emojis[r])
self.shape(emojis[r])
#self.shape("rock" + str(size)) #sets size and shape for asteroid
def getSize(self):#part of collision detection
return self.size
#getter and setter functions
def getDX(self):
return self.dx
def getDY(self):
return self.dy
def setDX(self,dx):
self.dx = dx
def setDY(self,dy):
self.dy = dy
def move(self):
x = self.xcor()
y = self.ycor()
#if on edge of screen. go to opposite side
x = (self.dx + x - screenMinX) % (screenMaxX - screenMinX) + screenMinX
y = (self.dy + y - screenMinY) % (screenMaxY - screenMinY) + screenMinY
self.goto(x,y)
def blowUp(self):
self.goto(-300,0)#function that makes something go off the screen
def getRadius(self):
return self.size * 10 - 5
class SpaceShip(Turtle):
def __init__(self,screen,dx,dy,x,y):
Turtle.__init__(self)
self.speed(0)
self.penup()
self.color("white")
self.goto(x,y)
self.dx = dx
self.dy = dy
self.screen = screen
self.bullets = []
self.shape("turtle")
def move(self):
x = self.xcor()
y = self.ycor()
x = (self.dx + x - screenMinX) % (screenMaxX - screenMinX) + screenMinX
y = (self.dy + y - screenMinY) % (screenMaxY - screenMinY) + screenMinY
self.goto(x,y)
#logic for collision
def powPow(self, asteroids):
dasBullets = []
for bullet in self.bullets:
bullet.move()
hit = False
for asteroid in asteroids:
if intersect(asteroid, bullet):#counts every asteroid to see if it hits
asteroids.remove(asteroid)
asteroid.blowUp()
bullet.blowUp()
hit = True
if (not bullet.done() and not hit):
dasBullets.append(bullet)
self.bullets = dasBullets
def fireBullet(self):
self.bullets.append(Bullet(self.screen, self.xcor(), self.ycor(), self.heading()))
def fireEngine(self):#how turtle moves
angle = self.heading()
x = math.cos(math.radians(angle))
y = math.sin(math.radians(angle))
self.dx = self.dx + x#how it rotates
self.dy = self.dy + y
self.dx = self.dx / speed1
self.dy = self.dy / speed1
#extra function
def turnTowards(self,x,y):
if x < self.xcor():
self.left(7)
if x > self.xcor():
self.right(7)
def getRadius(self):
return 10
def getDX(self):
return self.dx
def getDY(self):
return self.dy
#collision detection
def intersect(object1,object2):
dist = math.sqrt((object1.xcor() - object2.xcor())**2 + (object1.ycor() - object2.ycor())**2)
radius1 = object1.getRadius()
radius2 = object2.getRadius()
# The following if statement could be written as
# return dist <= radius1+radius2
if dist <= radius1+radius2:
return True
else:
return False
#adds object to screen
screen.register_shape("rock3",((-20, -16),(-21, 0), (-20,18),(0,27),(17,15),(25,0),(16,-15),(0,-21)))
screen.register_shape("rock2",((-15, -10),(-16, 0), (-13,12),(0,19),(12,10),(20,0),(12,-10),(0,-13)))
screen.register_shape("rock1",((-10,-5),(-12,0),(-8,8),(0,13),(8,6),(14,0),(12,0),(8,-6),(0,-7)))
screen.register_shape("ship",((-10,-10),(0,-5),(10,-10),(0,10)))
screen.register_shape("bullet",((-2,-4),(-2,4),(2,4),(2,-4)))
#ship spawn exactly the middle everytime
ship = SpaceShip(screen,0,0,(screenMaxX-screenMinX)/2+screenMinX,(screenMaxY-screenMinY)/2 + screenMinY)
#randomize where they spawn
asteroids = []
for k in range(amountOfEmojis):
dx = random.random() * 6 - 3
dy = random.random() * 6 - 3
x = random.randrange(10) * (screenMaxX - screenMinX) + screenMinX
y = random.random() * (screenMaxY - screenMinY) + screenMinY
asteroid = Asteroid(screen,dx,dy,x,y,random.randint(1,3), emojis)
asteroids.append(asteroid)
def play():
# Tell all the elements of the game to move
ship.move()
gameover = False
for asteroid in asteroids:
r = random.randint(0, 1)
if r == 1:
asteroid.right(50)
else:
asteroid.left(20)
asteroid.move()
if intersect(ship,asteroid):
write("You Got Killed :(",font=("Verdana",25),align="center")
gameover = True
ship.powPow(asteroids)
screen.update()
if not asteroids:
color('green')
write("You Killed the Emojis!!",font=("Arial",30),align="center")
ht()
if not gameover:
screen.ontimer(play, 30)
bullets = []
#controls
def turnLeft():
ship.left(7)
def turnRight():
ship.right(7)
def go():
ship.fireEngine()
def fire():
ship.fireBullet()
ht()
screen.tracer(0);
screen.onkey(turnLeft, 'left')
screen.onkey(turnRight, 'right')
screen.onkey(go, 'up')
screen.onkey(fire, 'space')
screen.listen()
play()

You can use a threaded timer to prevent the method to be called everytime you click the button, and just two attributes in your SpaceShip class.
Everytime the method fireBullet is called, a check is made on the variable can_shoot. If it's true, the bullet is spawned like you did and then a timer runs (with a thread, for not blocking the main flow) that just put can_shoot to False, sleep for any amount of ms you want, and then put can_shoot to True and the method is callable again.
import time
import threading
def __init__(self):
# your stuff
self.wait_between_fire = 300 / 1000 # amount of ms / 1000 to convert in seconds
self.can_shoot = True
class TimerThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, ref):
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
self.ref = ref
def run():
self.ref.can_shoot = False
time.sleep(ref.wait_between_fire)
self.ref.can_shoot = True
def set_timer(self):
TimerThread(self).start()
def fireBullet(self):
if self.can_shoot:
self.bullets.append(Bullet(self.screen, self.xcor(), self.ycor(), self.heading()))
self.set_timer()

We don't need to introduce time nor threading to solve this. We can use turtle's own timer events to control the rate of fire:
def fire():
screen.onkey(None, 'space')
ship.fireBullet()
screen.ontimer(lambda: screen.onkey(fire, 'space'), 250)
Here I've limited the rate of fire to 4 rounds per second. (250 / 1000 milliseconds.) Adjust as you see fit. Below is a rework of your program with this modification as well as other fixes and style tweaks:
from turtle import Screen, Turtle
from random import random, randint, randrange, choice
from math import radians, sin as sine, cos as cosine
class Bullet(Turtle):
MAX_DISTANCE = 500
DELTA = 20
RADIUS = 4
def __init__(self, position, heading):
super().__init__(shape="bullet")
self.hideturtle()
self.penup()
self.goto(position)
self.setheading(heading)
self.color('yellow')
self.showturtle()
self.distance = 0
def move(self):
self.distance += self.DELTA
self.forward(self.DELTA)
if self.done():
self.reset()
def getRadius(self):
''' collision detection helper method '''
return self.RADIUS
def blowUp(self):
''' method that makes something go off the screen '''
self.hideturtle()
def done(self):
return self.distance >= self.MAX_DISTANCE
class Asteroid(Turtle):
def __init__(self, dx, dy, position, size, emoji):
super().__init__()
self.hideturtle()
self.penup()
self.goto(position)
self.color('lightgrey')
emoji = choice(emojis)
# screen.addshape(emoji) # for StackOverflow debugging
self.shape(emoji)
self.showturtle()
self.size = size
self.dx = dx
self.dy = dy
def move(self):
x, y = self.position()
# if on edge of screen. go to opposite side
x = (self.dx + x - screenMinX) % (screenMaxX - screenMinX) + screenMinX
y = (self.dy + y - screenMinY) % (screenMaxY - screenMinY) + screenMinY
self.goto(x, y)
def blowUp(self):
''' method that makes something go off the screen '''
self.hideturtle()
def getRadius(self):
return self.size * 10 - 5
class SpaceShip(Turtle):
RADIUS = 10
def __init__(self, screen, dx, dy, x, y):
super().__init__(shape='turtle')
self.hideturtle()
self.penup()
self.color("white")
self.goto(x, y)
self.showturtle()
self.dx = dx
self.dy = dy
self.screen = screen
self.bullets = []
def move(self):
x, y = self.position()
x = (self.dx + x - screenMinX) % (screenMaxX - screenMinX) + screenMinX
y = (self.dy + y - screenMinY) % (screenMaxY - screenMinY) + screenMinY
self.goto(x, y)
def powPow(self, asteroids):
''' logic for collision '''
dasBullets = []
for bullet in self.bullets:
bullet.move()
hit = False
for asteroid in asteroids:
if intersect(asteroid, bullet): # counts every asteroid to see if it hits
asteroids.remove(asteroid)
asteroid.blowUp()
hit = True
if not bullet.done() and not hit:
dasBullets.append(bullet)
else:
bullet.blowUp()
self.bullets = dasBullets
def fireBullet(self):
bullet = Bullet(self.position(), self.heading())
self.bullets.append(bullet)
def fireEngine(self):
angle = self.heading() # how turtle moves
x = cosine(radians(angle))
y = sine(radians(angle))
self.dx = self.dx + x # how it rotates
self.dy = self.dy + y
self.dx = self.dx / speed1
self.dy = self.dy / speed1
def getRadius(self):
return self.RADIUS
def turnLeft(self):
self.left(7)
def turnRight(self):
self.right(7)
def intersect(object1, object2):
''' collision detection '''
return object1.distance(object2) <= object1.getRadius() + object2.getRadius()
def play():
# Tell all the elements of the game to move
ship.move()
gameover = False
for asteroid in asteroids:
r = randint(0, 1)
if r == 1:
asteroid.right(50)
else:
asteroid.left(20)
asteroid.move()
if intersect(ship, asteroid):
turtle.write("You Got Killed :(", font=("Verdana", 25), align="center")
gameover = True
ship.powPow(asteroids)
screen.update()
if not asteroids:
turtle.color('green')
turtle.write("You Killed the Emojis!!", font=("Arial", 30), align="center")
if not gameover:
screen.ontimer(play, 30)
# controls
def fire():
screen.onkey(None, 'space')
ship.fireBullet()
screen.ontimer(lambda: screen.onkey(fire, 'space'), 250)
# create a link to the object (creates the environment)
speed1 = 1.3
amountOfEmojis = 11
# establish important data for screen environment
screen = Screen()
screen.bgcolor("black")
# set a boundary for screen, if touches end, goes to the other side
screenMinX = -screen.window_width()/2
screenMinY = -screen.window_height()/2
screenMaxX = screen.window_width()/2
screenMaxY = screen.window_height()/2
screen.setworldcoordinates(screenMinX, screenMinY, screenMaxX, screenMaxY)
# adds object to screen
screen.register_shape("rock3", ((-20, -16), (-21, 0), (-20, 18), (0, 27), (17, 15), (25, 0), (16, -15), (0, -21)))
screen.register_shape("rock2", ((-15, -10), (-16, 0), (-13, 12), (0, 19), (12, 10), (20, 0), (12, -10), (0, -13)))
screen.register_shape("rock1", ((-10, -5), (-12, 0), (-8, 8), (0, 13), (8, 6), (14, 0), (12, 0), (8, -6), (0, -7)))
screen.register_shape("ship", ((-10, -10), (0, -5), (10, -10), (0, 10)))
screen.register_shape("bullet", ((-2, -4), (-2, 4), (2, 4), (2, -4)))
screen.tracer(0)
# turtle setup
turtle = Turtle()
turtle.hideturtle()
turtle.penup()
turtle.goto(0, screenMaxY - 50)
turtle.color('white')
turtle.write("Welcome to Emoji Run!", align="center", font=("Courier New", 26))
turtle.goto(0, screenMaxY - 70)
turtle.write("Use the arrow keys to move, and space to fire. The point of the game is to kill the emojis.", align="center", font=("Courier New", 13))
turtle.goto(0, 0)
turtle.color("red")
emojis = [
"Poop_Emoji_7b204f05-eec6-4496-91b1-351acc03d2c7_grande.png",
"1200px-Noto_Emoji_KitKat_263a.svg.png",
"annoyningface.png",
"Emoji_Icon_-_Sunglasses_cool_emoji_large.png"
]
emojis = ['rock1', 'rock2', 'rock3'] # for StackOverflow debugging purposes
# ship spawn exactly the middle everytime
ship = SpaceShip(screen, 0, 0, (screenMaxX - screenMinX)/2 + screenMinX, (screenMaxY - screenMinY)/2 + screenMinY)
# randomize where they spawn
asteroids = []
for k in range(amountOfEmojis):
dx, dy = random() * 6 - 3, random() * 6 - 3
x = randrange(10) * (screenMaxX - screenMinX) + screenMinX
y = random() * (screenMaxY - screenMinY) + screenMinY
asteroid = Asteroid(dx, dy, (x, y), randint(1, 3), emojis)
asteroids.append(asteroid)
screen.onkey(ship.turnLeft, 'Left')
screen.onkey(ship.turnRight, 'Right')
screen.onkey(ship.fireEngine, 'Up')
screen.onkey(fire, 'space')
screen.listen()
screen.update()
play()
screen.mainloop()
Something to consider is that turtles are global entities that don't get garbage collected. So, you might want to collect your spent bullets in a list to reuse, only creating new ones when you need them.

Trying to make a ball object bounce off a paddle

I'm new to python and am working on a final project for my intro to python class. I have the majority of a paddle ball game done, but can't figure out how to make the ball object bounce off of my paddle object.
I've looked on Stackoverflow for a while and have spent a few hours trying to figure it out on my own without any success. If anyone has any ideas I could really use the help.
If there's anything I need to explain better in order for you to get a better understanding please just comment.
GUI FILE:
Import tkinter, random, particle, and helpers
from tkinter import *
from ball import *
from paddle import *
from time import *
class PaddleBall:
def __init__(self, window):
''' Construct the paddle ball GUI '''
self.window = window
self.window.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW', self.safe_exit)
self.width = 700
self.height = 900
self.canvas = Canvas(self.window, bg='black', width=self.width, height=self.height, highlightthickness=0)
self.canvas.bind_all("<KeyPress-Left>", self.move_left)
self.canvas.bind_all("<KeyPress-Right>", self.move_right)
self.canvas.pack()
# Create a label to indicate instructions
instructions = Label(window, text="Controls: Left & Right Arrow Keys")
instructions.pack(side=BOTTOM, expand=YES)
# Create a button to clear Ball
restart_button = Button(window, text="Play", command=self.reset)
restart_button.pack(side=BOTTOM, expand=YES)
self.ball = Ball(350, 350)
self.paddle = Paddle(300, 850, 400, 860, 0, 0)
self.terminated = False
self.render()
def ballobject(self):
self.ball = Ball(350, 350)
self.paddle = Paddle(300, 850, 400, 860, 0, 0)
self.render()
def reset(self):
self.terminated = True
def safe_exit(self):
''' Turn off the event loop before closing the GUI '''
self.terminated = True
self.window.destroy()
# Render everything
def render(self):
# While program is not terminated
if not self.terminated:
# Erase Canvas
self.canvas.delete(ALL)
# Move ball
self.ball.move(self.canvas, self.paddle)
# Render ball
self.ball.render(self.canvas)
# Render paddle
self.paddle.render(self.canvas)
# use distance() to detect collision between ball and paddle.
'''Ball.bounce(self)'''
# Animate the particles movement
self.canvas.after(10, self.render)
else:
# Erase Canvas
self.canvas.delete(ALL)
self.terminated = False
self.canvas.after(50, self.ballobject)
def move_left(self, event):
self.paddle.move_left(event)
def move_right(self, event):
self.paddle.move_right(event)
if __name__ == '__main__':
root = Tk()
root.option_add('*font', ('Verdana', 12, 'bold italic')) # Found at http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/tkinter-widget-styling.htm
root.resizable(0,0) # Found at https://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2001-September/008504.html
root.title('Paddle Ball')
root.wm_attributes("-topmost", -1)
app = PaddleBall(root)
root.mainloop()
BALL CLASS FILE:
class Ball:
'''
Ball models a single ball that may be rendered to a canvas
'''
def __init__(self, x, y, radius = 15,):
'''
Constructor
'''
self._x = x
self._y = y
self._velX = randint(-10,10)
self._velY = randint(-10,-5)
self._radius = radius
self._color = 'white'
self._tx = 350
self._ty = 400
self._t = ""
self._tfill = "red"
self._tfont = ("Arial", 35, "bold italic")
# This method renders the ball
def render(self, canvas):
canvas.create_oval(self._x - self._radius, self._y - self._radius, self._x + self._radius, self._y + self._radius, fill = self._color)
canvas.create_text(self._tx, self._ty, text = self._t, fill = self._tfill, font = self._tfont)
# This method moves the ball
def move(self, canvas, Paddle):
# Update Position
self._x += self._velX
self._y += self._velY
# If the ball hits any of the wall negate the velocity
if (self._x + self._radius > canvas.winfo_reqwidth() and self._velX > 0) or (self._x - self._radius < 0 and self._velX < 0):
self._velX = -self._velX
if (self._y + self._radius < 0 and self._velY < 0):
self._velY = -self._velY
if (self._y + self._radius > canvas.winfo_reqheight() and self._velY > 0):
self._velY = 0
self._velX = 0
self._t = " GAME OVER! \n Click the play button to play again."
#*****THIS IS WHAT I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH******
# Determine if the ball hits the paddle
if ((self._x + self._radius > Paddle._x(self) and self._velX > 0) or (self._x + self._radius < Paddle._x2(self))) and (self._y < Paddle._y(self)):
self._velX = -self._velX
PADDLE CLASS FILE:
# Import math and helpers
from tkinter import *
import math
from gui import *
class Paddle:
def __init__(self, x, y, x2, y2, velX, velY):
'''
Constructor
'''
self._x = x
self._y = y
self._x2 = x2
self._y2 = y2
self._velX = velX
self._velY = velY
self._color = 'white'
def getpadx(self):
return self._x
def getpady(self):
return self._y
def getpadx1(self):
return self._x2
def getpady2(self):
return self._y2
# This method renders the paddle
def render(self, canvas):
canvas.create_rectangle(self._x, self._y, self._x2, self._y2, fill = self._color)
# This method moves the paddle
def move(self, canvas):
# Update Position
# If the paddle hits any of the wall negate the velocity
if (self._x + self._radius > canvas.winfo_reqwidth() and self._velX > 0) or (self._x - self._radius < 0 and self._velX < 0):
self._velX = -self._velX
def move_left(self, event):
self._x -= 35
self._x2 -= 35
def move_right(self, event):
self._x += 35
self._x2 += 35

I figured it out with the help of a friend. All I had to do was change this code:
From this:
if ((self._x + self._radius > Paddle._x(self) and self._velX > 0) or (self._x + self._radius < Paddle._x2(self))) and (self._y < Paddle._y(self)):
self._velX = -self._velX
To this:
`if (self._x > Paddle._x) and (self._x < Paddle._x2):
if (self._y + self._radius > Paddle._y):
self._velY = -self._velY
self._velX = self._velX + randint(-2,2)`

Why does the collide happen many times?

I'm using openGL with Pyglet which is a python package. I have to use this language and this package, it is for an assignment. I have a basic Brickbreaker style game that is basically a keep it up game.
I create a ball and a paddle.
I separately create a bounding box class that will be used to create the hit boxes for each object.
class BoundBox:
def __init__ (self, width, height, pos):
self.width = width
self.height = height
self.pos = pos
Then I create the boxes themselves
paddleBox = BoundBox(200, 20, [0,0])
ballBox = BoundBox(40, 40, [236, 236])
In the update function which is running # pyglet.clock.schedule_interval(update,1/100.0) I call the checkcollide() function which checks if there was a collision:
def checkForCollide():
global collides
if overlap(ballBox, paddleBox):
vel = 1.05
ballVel[0] = ballVel[0]*vel #Ball speeds up when collide happens
ballVel[1] = ballVel[1]*vel
ballVel[1] = -ballVel[1] #Change direction on collision
ballPos[1] = -ballPos[1]
collides += 1 #counts how many collides happen
The overlap function is returning a boolean if there's an overlap in hit boxes:
def overlap(box1, box2):
return (box1.pos[0] <= box2.width + box2.pos[0]) and(box1.width + box1.pos[0] >= box2.pos[0]) and(box1.pos[1] <= box2.height + box2.pos[1]) and(box1.height + box1.pos[1] >= box2.pos[1])
pos[0] is the minimum x
width is the maximum x
pos[1] is the minimum y
height is the maximum y
When I run the game and the ball hits the paddle it flickers about 15 times and increments the collides counter every time it detects a hit. Collides then prints in the console. Why does this flicker happen? How do I stop it?
Here is the program's full code (you must have pyglet installed to run it):
import sys, time, math
from pyglet.gl import *
from euclid import *
from pyglet.window import key
from pyglet.clock import *
window = pyglet.window.Window(512,512)
quadric = gluNewQuadric()
ballPos = Vector2(256,256)
ballVel = Vector2(200,145)
x1 = 0
bar = pyglet.graphics.vertex_list(4, ('v2f', [0,0, 0,20, 200,0, 200,20]))
startTime = time.clock()
collides = 0
#pos is minx, miny
class BoundBox:
def __init__ (self, width, height, pos):
self.width = width
self.height = height
self.pos = pos
def overlap(box1, box2):
return (box1.pos[0] <= box2.width + box2.pos[0]) and(box1.width + box1.pos[0] >= box2.pos[0]) and(box1.pos[1] <= box2.height + box2.pos[1]) and(box1.height + box1.pos[1] >= box2.pos[1])
paddleBox = BoundBox(200, 20, [0,0])
ballBox = BoundBox(40, 40, [236, 236])
#window.event
def on_draw():
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
glPushMatrix()
glPushMatrix()
glColor3f(1,1,1)
glTranslatef(x1, 0, 0)
bar.draw(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP)
glPopMatrix()
glTranslatef(ballPos[0], ballPos[1], 0)
glColor3f(1,0,0)
gluDisk(quadric, 0, 20, 32, 1)
glPopMatrix()
#window.event
def on_key_press(symbol, modifiers):
global x1
dist = 30
if symbol == key.RIGHT:
#print "right"
x1 += dist
elif symbol == key.LEFT:
#print "left"
x1 -= dist
def checkForBounce():
if ballPos[0] > 512.0:
ballVel[0] = -ballVel[0]
ballPos[0] = 512.0 - (ballPos[0] - 512.0)
elif ballPos[0] < 0.0:
ballVel[0] = -ballVel[0]
ballPos[0] = -ballPos[0]
if ballPos[1] > 512.0:
ballVel[1] = -ballVel[1]
ballPos[1] = 512.0 - (ballPos[1] - 512.0)
elif ballPos[1] < -100.0:
gameOver()
def gameOver():
global collides
'''global startTime
elapsed = (time.time() - startTime)
score = elapsed * .000000001
finalscore = '%.1f' % round(score, 1)'''
gostr = "GAME OVER"
print gostr
str = "Your score = "
print str
print collides
pyglet.app.exit()
def checkForCollide():
global collides
if overlap(ballBox, paddleBox):
vel = 1.05
ballVel[0] = ballVel[0]*vel #Ball speeds up when collide happens
ballVel[1] = ballVel[1]*vel
ballVel[1] = -ballVel[1] #Change direction on collision
ballPos[1] = -ballPos[1]
collides += 1 #counts how many collides happen
print collides
#glscale(0.5, 1, 1)
def update(dt):
global ballPos, ballVel, ballBox, x1, paddleBox
ballBox = BoundBox(40, 40, [ballPos[0], ballPos[1]])
paddleBox = BoundBox(200, 20, [x1,0])
#print paddleBox.pos
#print ballBox.pos
ballPos += ballVel * dt
checkForBounce()
checkForCollide()
pyglet.clock.schedule_interval(update,1/100.0)
pyglet.app.run()

I don't think you wanted to invert the position here:
def checkForCollide():
global collides
if overlap(ballBox, paddleBox):
vel = 1.05
ballVel[0] = ballVel[0]*vel #Ball speeds up when collide happens
ballVel[1] = ballVel[1]*vel
ballVel[1] = -ballVel[1] #Change direction on collision
ballPos[1] = -ballPos[1]
collides += 1 #counts how many collides happen
What were you trying to do with this line?
ballPos[1] = -ballPos[1]
I suspect that is why you are flickering.