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Python GUI build: Logic Complications and Mistakes I have been working on a somewhat small Python GUI for a few weeks now primarily focusing on the GUI and not giving much in-depth thought to the logic of what is to be a simple card game. I assumed the logic to be in my head and in general it is but I am running into some problems I am having trouble solving.
Before I post some various code examples, I will tell you a bit of the trouble I am having: I have tried using both\ either dictionaries and lists to store card data; I see strengths and weaknesses in each for this program. I am not sure which would be the best at this point as I go back and forth trying different things and neither prove to be the winning answer. The trouble I believe lies in variable scope, specifically around the if\ elifs; there are many as there are 52 cards.
I have been working hard on this and I have tried many things but it seems when I think I solve one thing I have indeed tied myself up logically in another area locking myself into a corner it feels like. I think sometimes: "If I could just break out of the scope and access the nested variable from within." Yes, there is a way, I assume, but either I cannot recall it or do not know of it.
The game will be a basic "21" game. I have researched code and tried other's work but I felt initially I could make something better and do it all on my own. I need some personal assistance from someone knowledgable with this matter as I feel like I am going around and around.
I have learned some much though while doing this code and that is what really counts.
The actual problem reads like this: I wish to print 5 cards to the GUI screen. The Tkinter GUI work I need no help with--it is the logic at this point. I am missing something. I can print the first 5 cards to the screen easy enough but the code is hard-coded as it were and this is of no help-- I need it pseudo-random from a list or dictionary. OR, I run a random list or GUI which works fine but I am getting error messages such as:
This is the primary error I am contending with. I am so close to getting this to run beautifully I think. I have been doing hours of testing and editing, but keep coming back with the same or similar problems. Even when it runs it is just 5, set card defs printed to screen.
Any help, thoughts, directions, or hints will be greatly appreciated.
sharky_machine
GUI runs and renders but only from predefined
Will not run
Before I post some various code examples, I will tell you a bit of the trouble I am having: I have tried using both\ either dictionaries and lists to store card data; I see strengths and weaknesses in each for this program. I am not sure which would be the best at this point as I go back and forth trying different things and neither prove to be the winning answer. The trouble I believe lies in variable scope, specifically around the if\ elifs; there are many as there are 52 cards.
I have been working hard on this and I have tried many things but it seems when I think I solve one thing I have indeed tied myself up logically in another area locking myself into a corner it feels like. I think sometimes: "If I could just break out of the scope and access the nested variable from within." Yes, there is a way, I assume, but either I cannot recall it or do not know of it.
The game will be a basic "21" game. I have researched code and tried other's work but I felt initially I could make something better and do it all on my own. I need some personal assistance from someone knowledgable with this matter as I feel like I am going around and around.
I have learned some much though while doing this code and that is what really counts.
The actual problem reads like this: I wish to print 5 cards to the GUI screen. The Tkinter GUI work I need no help with--it is the logic at this point. I am missing something. I can print the first 5 cards to the screen easy enough but the code is hard-coded as it were and this is of no help-- I need it pseudo-random from a list or dictionary. OR, I run a random list or GUI which works fine but I am getting error messages such as:
C:/Python24/pythonw.exe -u "C:/Documents and Settings/RockStar/Desktop/Python/drpython-161/phillies.py"
[50, 28, 26, 14, 38, 10, 18, 31, 37, 19, 12, 27, 46, 41, 30, 17, 23, 51, 43, 45, 15, 35, 24, 25, 52, 39, 33, 2, 6, 13, 20, 11, 16, 8, 4, 40, 34, 29, 22, 42, 1, 9, 49, 47, 36, 7, 5, 3, 48, 32, 44, 21]
50
50
x-x-x-x-x-x
50
pyimage1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Documents and Settings/RockStar/Desktop/Python/drpython-161/phillies.py", line 94, in ?
photo1 = PhotoImage(file=image1)
File "C:\Python24\lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 3203, in __init__
Image.__init__(self, 'photo', name, cnf, master, **kw)
File "C:\Python24\lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 3159, in __init__
self.tk.call(('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options)
_tkinter.TclError: couldn't open "50": no such file or directory This is the primary error I am contending with. I am so close to getting this to run beautifully I think. I have been doing hours of testing and editing, but keep coming back with the same or similar problems. Even when it runs it is just 5, set card defs printed to screen.
Any help, thoughts, directions, or hints will be greatly appreciated.
sharky_machine
GUI runs and renders but only from predefined
from Tkinter import *
import random
import time
root = Tk()
#root.wm_iconbitmap('vvvv.ico')
root.title("[21]")
#HIT button output ?
def show_image2():
canvas1.create_image(50, 320, image=photo2)
# make a list into random order
cards = range(52)
random.shuffle(cards) # order is random now
pod = cards [1] # this takes card, puts in var
print pod # test print pod
#==================== = = IF for keying int to card GIFs = = #
if pod == 0:
print "loaded"
var = "ewokJ.GIF"
elif pod == 1:
print "loaded"
var = "droidsJ.GIF"
elif pod == 2:
print "loaded"
cards.remove(pod) ##--- remove card from list
print cards
##----- BUILD checkpoint -----##
#Prep and create card images here
image0 = "base_sith3.GIF"
photo0 = PhotoImage(file=image0)
image1 = "impbotJ.GIF"
photo1 = PhotoImage(file=image1)
image2 = "trooperJ.GIF"
photo2 = PhotoImage(file=image2)
image3 = "droidsJ.GIF"
photo3 = PhotoImage(file=image3)
image4 = "ewokJ.GIF"
photo4 = PhotoImage(file=image4)
image5 = "chewieQ.GIF"
photo5 = PhotoImage(file=image5)
image6 = "grievousQ.GIF"
photo6 = PhotoImage(file=image6)
image7 = "fettQ.GIF"
photo7 = PhotoImage(file=image7)
image8 = "hanQ.GIF"
photo8 = PhotoImage(file=image8)
image9 = "darthK.GIF"
photo9 = PhotoImage(file=image9)
image10 = "empK.GIF"
photo10 = PhotoImage(file=image10)
image11 = "leiaK.GIF"
photo11 = PhotoImage(file=image11)
image12 = "lukeK.GIF"
photo12 = PhotoImage(file=image12)
image13 = "darthA.GIF"
photo13 = PhotoImage(file=image13)
image14 = "empA.GIF"
photo14 = PhotoImage(file=image14)
image15 = "leiaA.GIF"
photo15 = PhotoImage(file=image15)
image16 = "lukeA.GIF"
photo16 = PhotoImage(file=image16)
image17 = "H2.GIF"
photo17 = PhotoImage(file=image17)
image18 = "H3.GIF"
photo18 = PhotoImage(file=image18)
image19 = "H4.GIF"
photo19 = PhotoImage(file=image19)
image20 = "H5.GIF"
photo20 = PhotoImage(file=image20)
image21 = "H6.GIF"
photo21 = PhotoImage(file=image21)
image22 = "H7.GIF"
photo22 = PhotoImage(file=image22)
image23 = "H8.GIF"
photo23 = PhotoImage(file=image23)
image24 = "H9.GIF"
photo24 = PhotoImage(file=image24)
image25 = "HT.GIF"
photo25 = PhotoImage(file=image25)
image26 = "C2.GIF"
photo26 = PhotoImage(file=image26)
image27 = "C3.GIF"
photo27 = PhotoImage(file=image27)
image28 = "C4.GIF"
photo28 = PhotoImage(file=image28)
image29 = "C5.GIF"
photo29 = PhotoImage(file=image29)
image30 = "C6.GIF"
photo30 = PhotoImage(file=image30)
image31 = "C7.GIF"
photo31 = PhotoImage(file=image31)
image32 = "C8.GIF"
photo32 = PhotoImage(file=image32)
image33 = "C9.GIF"
photo33 = PhotoImage(file=image33)
image34 = "CT.GIF"
photo34 = PhotoImage(file=image34)
image35 = "S2.GIF"
photo35 = PhotoImage(file=image35)
image36 = "S3.GIF"
photo36 = PhotoImage(file=image36)
image37 = "S4.GIF"
photo37 = PhotoImage(file=image37)
image38 = "S5.GIF"
photo38 = PhotoImage(file=image38)
image39 = "S6.GIF"
photo39 = PhotoImage(file=image39)
image40 = "S7.GIF"
photo40 = PhotoImage(file=image40)
image41 = "S8.GIF"
photo41 = PhotoImage(file=image41)
image42 = "S9.GIF"
photo42 = PhotoImage(file=image42)
image43 = "ST.GIF"
photo43 = PhotoImage(file=image43)
image44 = "D2.GIF"
photo44 = PhotoImage(file=image44)
image45 = "D3.GIF"
photo45 = PhotoImage(file=image45)
image46 = "D4.GIF"
photo46 = PhotoImage(file=image46)
image47 = "D5.GIF"
photo47 = PhotoImage(file=image47)
image48 = "D6.GIF"
photo48 = PhotoImage(file=image48)
image49 = "D7.GIF"
photo49 = PhotoImage(file=image49)
image50 = "D8.GIF"
photo50 = PhotoImage(file=image50)
image51 = "D9.GIF"
photo51 = PhotoImage(file=image51)
image52 = "DT.GIF"
photo52 = PhotoImage(file=image52)
##----BUILD checkpoint ----##
#Canvas created here \/
# make canvas the size of image1/photo1
width1 = photo0.width()
height1 = photo0.height()
canvas1 = Canvas(width=width1, height=height1)
canvas1.pack()
#display photo1, x, y is center
x = (width1)/2.0
y = (height1)/2.0
canvas1.create_image(x, y, image=photo0)
###------Paint cards to screen
time.sleep(3)
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (50,325, image=photo1 )
time.sleep(1)
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (50,175, image=photo2 )
time.sleep(2)
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (125,325, image=photo3 )
time.sleep(2)
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (125,175, image=photo4)
#---TEST LOAD from int RNG =========== WORKS
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (200,325, image=photo5)
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (200,325, image=photo6)
root.update()
canvas1.create_image (200,325, image=photo7)
#---TEST LOAD from int RNG
image100 = PhotoImage(file='grey1.gif') # PIC for button---note 100!
# create a button to display card(s)
btn1 = Button(root, text="HIT", image=image100,command=show_image2)# PIC for button---note 100!
btn1. pack()
root.mainloop() Will not run
canvas1.pack() # display photo1, x, y is center x = (width1)/2.0 y = (height1)/2.0 canvas1.create_image(x, y, image=photo0) print photo0 ## ----- /\ FRAME BUILD /\ ----- ## # setting "photo" to load at bottom for GUI display image1 = var1 photo1 = PhotoImage(file=image1) print var1 image2 = var2 photo2 = PhotoImage(file=image2) image3 = var3 photo3 = PhotoImage(file=image3) image4 = var4 photo4 = PhotoImage(file=image4) image5 = var5 photo5 = PhotoImage(file=image5) #============ /\ TEST first 5 /\ image6 = var6 photo6 = PhotoImage(file=image6) image7 = var7 photo7 = PhotoImage(file=image7) image8 = var8 photo8 = PhotoImage(file=image8) image9 = var9 photo9 = PhotoImage(file=image9) image10 = var10 photo10 = PhotoImage(file=image10) image11 = var11 photo11 = PhotoImage(file=image11) image12 = var12 photo12 = PhotoImage(file=image12) image13 = var13 photo13 = PhotoImage(file=image13) image14 = var14 photo14 = PhotoImage(file=image14) image15 = var15 photo15 = PhotoImage(file=image15) image16 = var16 photo16 = PhotoImage(file=image16) image17 = var17 photo17 = PhotoImage(file=image17) image18 = var18 photo18 = PhotoImage(file=image18) image19 = var19 photo19 = PhotoImage(file=image19) image20 = var20 photo20 = PhotoImage(file=image20) image21 = var21 photo21 = PhotoImage(file=image21) image22 = var22 photo22 = PhotoImage(file=image22) image23 = var23 photo23 = PhotoImage(file=image23) image24 = var24 photo24 = PhotoImage(file=image24) image25 = var25 photo25 = PhotoImage(file=image25) image26 = var26 photo26 = PhotoImage(file=image26) image27 = var27 photo27 = PhotoImage(file=image27) image28 = var28 photo28 = PhotoImage(file=image28) image29 = var29 photo29 = PhotoImage(file=image29) image30 = var30 photo30 = PhotoImage(file=image30) image31 = var31 photo31 = PhotoImage(file=image31) image32 = var32 photo32 = PhotoImage(file=image32) image33 = var33 photo33 = PhotoImage(file=image33) image34 = var34 photo34 = PhotoImage(file=image34) image35 = var35 photo35 = PhotoImage(file=image35) image36 = var36 photo36 = PhotoImage(file=image36) image37 = var37 photo37 = PhotoImage(file=image37) image38 = var38 photo38 = PhotoImage(file=image38) image39 = var39 photo39 = PhotoImage(file=image39) image40 = var40 photo40 = PhotoImage(file=image40) image41 = var41 photo41 = PhotoImage(file=image41) image42 = var42 photo42 = PhotoImage(file=image42) image43 = var43 photo43 = PhotoImage(file=image43) image44 = var44 photo44 = PhotoImage(file=image44) image45 = var45 photo45 = PhotoImage(file=image45) image46 = var46 photo46 = PhotoImage(file=image46) image47 = var47 photo47 = PhotoImage(file=image47) image48 = var48 photo48 = PhotoImage(file=image48) image49 = var49 photo49 = PhotoImage(file=image49) image50 = var50 photo50 = PhotoImage(file=image50) image51 = var51 photo51 = PhotoImage(file=image51) image52 = var52 photo52 = PhotoImage(file=image52) root.mainloop()
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Looks like yo want to open a file called "50" even though the list is all integers.
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Thank-you so much for your help and pointing out this simple solution to me, a glaringly obvious mistake I could not see. Sometimes it takes another person to look at something you've been staring at for hours\ days to see what you are missing.
Thanks again!
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These are just general suggestions, but I hope they will be helpful rather than leading you down a wrong path.
(1) Creating a card class will solve a lot of problems for you. You can do something like this:
the Card.images value is now a class-wide constant, which I think takes care of the problem with variable scope.
(2) You can then create a Card.used_values list to keep track of already-dealt cards in the hand. You could perhaps modify the __init__ to look up the used_values and not deal any of those.
Hope it helps!
Jeff
(1) Creating a card class will solve a lot of problems for you. You can do something like this:
class Card(object):
images = {0:"ace_spades.bmp", 1:"two_spades.bmp"} # etc.
strings = {0:"AS", 1: "2S"} # etc.
def __init__(self, value=None):
if not value or value < 0 or value > 51:
self.value = random.randint[0,51]
else:
self.value = value
def __str__(self):
return Card.strings[self.value]
def display(self,canvas):
# display self on the canvas using Card.images[self.value]the Card.images value is now a class-wide constant, which I think takes care of the problem with variable scope.
(2) You can then create a Card.used_values list to keep track of already-dealt cards in the hand. You could perhaps modify the __init__ to look up the used_values and not deal any of those.
Hope it helps!
Jeff
Last edited by jrcagle : Dec 9th, 2006 at 12:04 pm. Reason: additional thoughts
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