12 Days of Python – Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Python. This is the second in a series of posts where we will use Python and the Pygame module to draw a Christmas scene. Each day we’ll add something else to the scene, and we’ll show a new aspect of Python or Pygame. We’re also having a giveaway, where you can win a Kindle Touch!
On Day 1, we made a Pygame window and used the Pygame draw functions to draw Santa using lines circles and polygons.
For Day 2 we’re going to make Santa’s arm wave.
We add a second surface on which to draw the waving arm. We add a new function called rotatePointAroundCenter to rotate surface on which the waving arm is drawn. Then, in the main loop, we use transform.rotate to rotate that surface.
The rotatePointAroundCenter function is used to figure out the correct position of the arm as we rotate it. We use a little bit of trigonometry with a sine function to get a smooth waving motion.
# santa_2.py
# This is the code for Day 2 of "12 Days of Python",
# by the authors of "Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners".
import pygame, sys, math
def rotatePointAroundCenter(point, center, degrees):
displacement = (point[0] - center[0], point[1] - center[1])
radians = math.radians(degrees)
newPoint = [0,0]
newPoint[0] = displacement[0] * math.cos(radians) + displacement[1] * math.sin(radians)
newPoint[1] = displacement[1] * math.cos(radians) - displacement[0] * math.sin(radians)
return newPoint
pygame.init()
pygame.display.set_caption("12 Days of Python")
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((640,480))
santa = pygame.surface.Surface((640,480)).convert_alpha()
santa.fill((0,0,0,0))
screen.fill((0,0,0))
santasArm = pygame.surface.Surface((640,480)).convert_alpha()
santasArm.fill((0,0,0,0))
#---L ARM DRAW
pygame.draw.polygon(santasArm,(255,0,0),((274,207),(264,197),(243,182),(226,168),
(215,154),(212,153),(206,158),(192,155),(183,157),
(182,172),(204,190),(219,208),(244,231),(261,245))) #arm n hand
pygame.draw.polygon(santasArm, (255,255,255),((243,182),(242,176),(231,167),
(226,168),(218,181),(204,190),(204,200),(212,208),
(219,208),(232,197))) #arm fur
santasRotArm = santasArm.subsurface(pygame.rect.Rect((182,153),(92, 92)))
#---R ARM DRAW
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,0,0),((358,191),(405,202),(428,207),(448,212),
(457,220),(459,226),(457,232),(444,236),(440,243),(421,237),
(399,233),(389,233),(344,236))) #arm n hand
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((428,207),(418,197),(406,197),
(407,204),(400,215),(401,237),(421,238),(421,223))) #arm fur
#---L LEG DRAW
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,0,0),((270,323),(268,345),(266,352),(305,361),
(309,352),(317,326),(319,312),(272,306))) #leg
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(102,68,34),((301,370),(266,361),(247,356),(231,357),
(224,368),(227,380),(245,388),(272,386),(274,390),(295,391))) #boot
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255), ((301,370),(312,355),(303,352),(293,348),
(279,346),(268,342),(263,343),(266,361))) #fur
#---R LEG DRAW
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,0,0),((322,326),(330,352),(331,359),(372,350),
(369,323),(367,311),(316,314))) #leg
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (102,68,34),((340,369),(373,361),(396,356),(410,359),
(415,375),(400,387),(366,386),(365,392),(347,393),(340,386))) #boot
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((373,361),(340,369),(334,368),(326,353),
(345,348),(359,347),(375,343)))
#---BODY DRAW
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (255,255,255), ((234,289),(226,299),(230,316),
(281,322),(304,327),(317,326),(333,322),(363,324),
(408,304),(410,287),(402,275),(328,208),(281,207))) #vest fur
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (255,0,0), ((271,188),(245,231),(236,259),(234,272),
(235,287),(241,295),(294,302),(300,298),(304,285),
(298,217))) #vest 1
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (255,0,0), ((326,235),(328,286),(330,295),(335,300),
(369,297),(401,277),(389,234),(357,192),(334,197))) #vest 2
pygame.draw.circle(santa,(0,0,0),(315,243),4)
pygame.draw.circle(santa,(0,0,0),(314,257),4)
pygame.draw.circle(santa,(0,0,0),(315,274),4)
pygame.draw.circle(santa,(0,0,0),(317,293),4)
#---HEAD DRAW
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (255,255,255),((278,153),(272,188),
(281,211),(300,232),(315,238),(326,232),(346,215),(357,191),
(351,151),(278,153))) #beard
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (255, 218, 185),((282,151),(283,166),(309,178),
(315,179),(321,177),(345,166),(346,152),(335,140),(310,133),
(289,141))) #head
pygame.draw.polygon(santa, (255,0,0),((266,139),(278,123),
(293,112),(315,110),(343,115),(312,85),(260,134))) #hat main
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((346,152),(335,140),(310,133),
(289,141),(282,151),(270,150),(261,146),(266,139),(278,123),
(293,112),(315,110),(343,115),(357,132))) #hat rim
pygame.draw.circle(santa,(255,255,255),(255,149),15) #hat ball
pygame.draw.circle(santa,( 50, 50, 50),(307,151),3) #eye
pygame.draw.circle(santa,( 50, 50, 50),(319,151),3) #eye
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((310,140),(301,141),(294,145),(294,149),
(303,145),(309,144))) #eyebrow
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((315,146),(324,146),(330,150),(331,146),
(326,142),(317,140))) #eyebrow
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((283,167),(287,177),(296,182),(311,176),
(305,169),)) #mustachelet
pygame.draw.polygon(santa,(255,255,255),((344,168),(323,166),(319,176),(336,178))) #mustachelet
pygame.draw.lines(santa, (0,0,0), False, ((307,165),(307,169),(310,173),(321,171),(322,164)),2) #nose
counter = 0
clock = pygame.time.Clock()
pygame.image.save(santa,"santa.png")
while 1:
clock.tick(30)
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
pygame.quit()
sys.exit()
screen.fill((0,0,0))
#screen.blit(santasArm, (0,0))
rotatedArm = pygame.transform.rotate(santasRotArm,math.sin(counter/5.0)*10-7)
rotArmRect = rotatedArm.get_rect()
rotArmPos = rotatePointAroundCenter((86,73),santasRotArm.get_rect().center,-math.sin(counter/5.0)*10+7)
rotArmPos[0] += 190
rotArmPos[1] += 180
rotArmRect.center = rotArmPos
screen.blit(rotatedArm, rotArmRect)
screen.blit(santa, (0,0))
pygame.display.flip()
counter += 1
To try the code out yourself, you can cut-and-paste it from the code window above into your favorite Python editor.
On Day 3, we’ll add a Calendar to the scene.
Warren & Carter