Shoutbox

Cool
Actually, the "hard part" was

Python code:

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((int(str(symbol)[-1]))-1)

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You get a simbol (65361, 65362, etc);
convert it to a string;
get only the last character ([-1]);
convert into an integer;
subtract 1.
Is this right?

yep that's it, you could do it with dictionaries or more if statements, but indexes just seemed like a thinner way to code it, it also gave me less to think about,

python code:

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>>> symbol=65361
>>> str(symbol)[-1]
'1'
>>> int(str(symbol)[-1])
1
>>> int(str(symbol)[-1])-1
0

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Or even easier:

Python code:

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symbol % 10 - 1

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It worked.

that's probably more efficient too,
well if you need any help with getting pyglet to do anything else I'm happy to give you a hand

Here I am once again.
Our teacher told us to use pygame to create the interface, so I was wondering if it was possible to port that code you did to pygame libraries.

I made a big progress, but it's not good enough:

python code:

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import pygame
from pygame.locals import *

def main():
    pygame.init()
    screen = pygame.display.set_mode((75, 55))
    screen = pygame.display.set_caption('Projeto 39')   
    screen = pygame.display.get_surface()
    background = pygame.Surface(screen.get_size())
    background = background.convert()
    background.fill((250, 255, 255))
    screen.blit(background, (0, 0))
   
    while True:
        for event in pygame.event.get():
            if event.type == QUIT or (event.type == KEYDOWN and event.key == K_ESCAPE):
                return        # Close window when clicking X ou hitting Escape
           
            elif event.type == KEYDOWN:        # Verify pressed keys
                key = pygame.key.get_pressed()
               
                if key[K_UP] and key[K_RIGHT]:
                    print 'AD'
               
                elif key[K_UP] and key[K_LEFT]:
                    print 'AE'
               
                elif key[K_DOWN] and key[K_RIGHT]:
                    print 'RD'
               
                elif key[K_DOWN] and key[K_LEFT]:
                    print 'RE'
               
                elif key[K_UP]:
                    print 'Ax'
               
                elif key[K_DOWN]:
                    print 'Rx'
               
                elif key[K_RIGHT]:
                    print 'xD'
               
                elif key[K_LEFT]:
                    print 'xE'
       
        screen.blit(background, (0, 0))
        pygame.display.flip()

main()

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This does print the codes (AD, Ax, etc) when I press the keys, but it does it only once per keypress, and I need it to do it repeatedly.
What do you say? Is it possible?

well this is why I suggested pyglet over pygame, AFAIK in pygame you have an update method just like in pyglet but it needs to be inherited from a sprite object this is a sample I found on the net,

python code:

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class Fist(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
    """moves a clenched fist on the screen, following the mouse"""
    def __init__(self):
        pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self) #call Sprite initializer
        self.image, self.rect = load_image('fist.bmp', -1)
        self.punching = 0

    def update(self):
        "move the fist based on the mouse position"
        pos = pygame.mouse.get_pos()
        self.rect.midtop = pos
        if self.punching:
            self.rect.move_ip(5, 10)

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so the problem with the code you currently have is the while True loop, and while it seems natural that that should work, it doesn't seem to work in pygame or even pyglet for that matter.
To rectify this I would create a sprite object and put your key test in the update method similar to what we did in pyglet. Were there any advantages for pygame over pyglet? When I was informed about which one to use I was told pygame might be easier but pyglet is definitely more feature rich, unless it is expected that you use pygame, you might like to consider sticking to pyglet that is if you have the choice.

Well. I didn't say, but this will control an RC car, and we're planning to have a wheel which will turn right and left when we press right and left.
So I guess this will do the job.

I read this chimp example, but I couldn't get much info. Thanks for this.

I'm using pygame because our teacher told us to. I guess he has experience with pygame...

well it's been a while since I did pygame but hopefully this is kinda right,

python code:

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import pygame
from pygame.locals import *
class Mover(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
    """moves a clenched fist on the screen, following the mouse"""
    def __init__(self):
        pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self) #call Sprite initializer

    def update(self):
        "move the fist based on the mouse position"
        pos = pygame.mouse.get_pos()
        if event.type == QUIT or (event.type == KEYDOWN and event.key == K_ESCAPE):
            return
        elif event.type == KEYDOWN:     # Verify pressed keys
            key = pygame.key.get_pressed()
         
            if key[K_UP] and key[K_RIGHT]:
                print 'AD'     
                elif key[K_UP] and key[K_LEFT]:
                    print 'AE'
                elif key[K_DOWN] and key[K_RIGHT]:
                    print 'RD'
                elif key[K_DOWN] and key[K_LEFT]:
                    print 'RE'
                elif key[K_UP]:
                    print 'Ax'
                elif key[K_DOWN]:
                    print 'Rx'
                elif key[K_RIGHT]:
                    print 'xD'
                elif key[K_LEFT]:
                    print 'xE'
       
   
            self.rect.move_ip(5, 10)
def main():
    pygame.init()
    screen = pygame.display.set_mode((75, 55))
    screen = pygame.display.set_caption('Projeto 39') 
    screen = pygame.display.get_surface()
    background = pygame.Surface(screen.get_size())
    background = background.convert()
    background.fill((250, 255, 255))
    screen.blit(background, (0, 0))
    m=Mover()
    screen.blit(background, (0, 0))
    pygame.display.flip()

main()

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note: I haven't tested that but I think that's how pygame does it

Yeah! I did it
Just changes a little bit that while True loop.

python code:

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while True:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == QUIT or (event.type == KEYDOWN and event.key == K_ESCAPE):
            return
>>>        key = pygame.key.get_pressed() # Added only to check the condition below<<<
>>>        while key[K_UP] or key[K_DOWN] or key[K_RIGHT] or key[K_LEFT]<<<
           
            key = pygame.key.get_pressed()
           
            if key[K_UP] and key[K_RIGHT]:
                SendData('AD')
           
            elif key[K_UP] and key[K_LEFT]:
                SendData('AE')
           
            elif key[K_DOWN] and key[K_RIGHT]:
                SendData('RD')
           
            elif key[K_DOWN] and key[K_LEFT]:
                SendData('RE')
           
            elif key[K_UP]:
                SendData('Ax')
           
            elif key[K_DOWN]:
                SendData('Rx')
           
            elif key[K_RIGHT]:
                SendData('xD')
           
            elif key[K_LEFT]:
                SendData('xE')
>>>            pygame.time.delay(10) # Added to have a better control - 10 ms between each loop<<<
>>>            pygame.event.pump() # This makes the trick, but I don't know exactly how it works<<<

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Also, already added the command to send data via serial.

Hey there again. I don't need help this time, I'm here just to show how it is going:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9gCWCcFW5Y