Roguelike tutorial step 1

rogue.py

import libtcodpy as libtcod
 
#actual size of the window
SCREEN_WIDTH = 80
SCREEN_HEIGHT = 50
 
LIMIT_FPS = 20  #20 frames-per-second maximum
 
 
def handle_keys():
    global playerx, playery
    #key = libtcod.console_check_for_keypress()  #real-time
    key = libtcod.console_wait_for_keypress(True)  #turn-based
    if key.vk == libtcod.KEY_ENTER and key.lalt:
        #Alt+Enter: toggle fullscreen
        libtcod.console_set_fullscreen(not libtcod.console_is_fullscreen())
    elif key.vk == libtcod.KEY_ESCAPE:
        return True  #exit game
        
    #movement keys
    if libtcod.console_is_key_pressed(libtcod.KEY_UP):
        playery -= 1
    elif libtcod.console_is_key_pressed(libtcod.KEY_DOWN):
        playery += 1
    elif libtcod.console_is_key_pressed(libtcod.KEY_LEFT):
        playerx -= 1
    elif libtcod.console_is_key_pressed(libtcod.KEY_RIGHT):
        playerx += 1
 
 
#############################################
# Initialization & Main Loop
#############################################
 
libtcod.console_set_custom_font('arial10x10.png', libtcod.FONT_TYPE_GREYSCALE | libtcod.FONT_LAYOUT_TCOD)
libtcod.console_init_root(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, 'python/libtcod tutorial', False)
libtcod.sys_set_fps(LIMIT_FPS)
 
playerx = SCREEN_WIDTH/2
playery = SCREEN_HEIGHT/2
 
while not libtcod.console_is_window_closed():
 
    libtcod.console_set_default_foreground(0, libtcod.white)
    libtcod.console_put_char(0, playerx, playery, '@', libtcod.BKGND_NONE)
    libtcod.console_flush()
    libtcod.console_put_char(0, playerx, playery, ' ', libtcod.BKGND_NONE)
    
    #handle keys and exit game if needed
    exit = handle_keys()
    if exit:
        break