hovertext.py

from typing import Iterable

import pygame as pg

class Target(pg.sprite.Sprite):
    
    def __init__(self, image: pg.Surface, position: Iterable[int]):
        """position needs to be length 2."""
        super().__init__()
        self.image = image
        self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
        self.rect.center = position
    
class FollowText(pg.sprite.Sprite):
    font = pg.font.Font(None, 15)

    def __init__(self, text: str, target: pg.sprite.Sprite, offset: Iterable[int]=(0, 0)):
        super().__init__()
        self.image = font.render(text, True, (255, 255, 255))
        self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
        self.target = target
        self.offset = offset
        self.rect.center = self.target_position()
        
    def update(self, *args):
        self.rect.center = self.target_position()
        
    def target_positon(self):
        position = self.target.rect.center
        return position[0] + self.offset[0], position[1] + self.offset[1]

def main()
    game_objects = pg.sprite.Group()
    follow_text_group = pg.sprite.Group()
    
    target_sprite = Target(SOME_IMAGE, (500, 500))
    game_objects.add(target_sprite)
    follow_text = FollowText("Example", target_sprite)
    follow_text_group.add(follow_text)
    
    running = True
    while running:
        handle_events()
        game_objects.update()
        follow_text_group.update()
        game_objects.draw(window)
        follow_text_group.draw(window)